requirement

B1 Topic:Law & Government

US /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/ UK /ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/ See IPA manual

Freq #15904

Meanings

1

noun
Something that you must have or do, especially by rule or law.

A valid passport is a requirement for international travel.
2

noun
Something that is needed in advance before you can do something.

Two years of experience is a basic requirement for the job.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · something that you must... condition necessity prerequisite requisite rule

2 noun · something that is needed in... prerequisite

Word family

Forms requirements

Derived forms corequirementdesirementnonrequirementprerequirementsubrequirement

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Phrases (1)

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language requirement
a condition that someone must know or study a particular language

Noun + noun

Etymology

From require + -ment.

Topics

Law & Government

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