- requirement
- nounADJECTIVE▪ absolute▪
There's no absolute requirement to disclose your age.
▪ necessary▪ core, important, key, main▪ essential, fundamental▪An open system of criminal justice is a fundamental requirement of any democratic society.
▪ demanding, strict, stringent▪ detailed▪ exact, precise▪ reasonable▪ basic▪ minimum▪ additional, further▪ general▪ special▪ certain, particular, specific▪ individual, personal▪ unique▪ annual, daily▪your daily requirement of vitamin C
▪ current, future▪ changing▪ constitutional, contractual, federal, formal, legal, legislative, mandatory, procedural, regulatory, statutory▪ business▪ borrowing (esp. BrE)▪The public sector borrowing requirement is expected to rise.
▪ customer, market, user▪ academic, course, curriculum, education (AmE), educational, graduation (AmE)▪core curriculum requirements
▪ entrance, entry▪ eligibility▪ technical▪ environmental▪ safety, security▪ visa▪ residency (AmE)▪ dietary, food, nutritional▪patients with special dietary requirements
▪ data, information▪ labour/labor, manpower▪ capital, energy, housing (BrE), maintenance, performance, space, storage▪ operationalVERB + REQUIREMENT▪ have▪I have some very simple requirements.
▪ comply with, fit, fulfil/fulfill, match, meet, satisfy, suit▪We can arrange a honeymoon to meet your requirements exactly.
▪ exceed▪ impose, lay down (esp. BrE), set out▪The government has imposed strict safety requirements on fairground rides.
▪ define, determine, establish, identify, specify▪ enforce▪ violate▪ relax, waive▪to relax university entrance requirements (BrE)
▪The initial investment requirement is often waived for existing customers.
▪ eliminatePREPOSITION▪ for your requirement▪We grow enough vegetables for our own requirements.
▪ to your requirement▪Our porches can be designed to your exact requirements.
▪ requirement for▪Large buildings have specific requirements for fire-service access.
▪ requirement of▪the requirements of the law
PHRASES▪ subject to the requirements (of sth)▪The school can decide which students will be given priority, subject to the requirements of the law.
▪ surplus to requirements (= more than is needed) (esp. BrE)▪Workers at the factory have been told they are surplus to requirements.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.