requirement

requirement
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ 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
▪ operational
VERB + 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.

▪ eliminate
PREPOSITION
▪ 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.


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