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basic needs

basic needs noun: the absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being, usually in terms of consumption goods.

Noun

basic needs (uncountable)

  1. The absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being, usually in terms of consumption goods.
    • Who then should determine basic needs? The answer seems to be the following: “The unequivocal answer is that the people themselves should decide on the scope, content and priority of their own basic needs”.2013, Sam Cole, Henry Lucas, Models, Planning and Basic Needs, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 43

basic needs meaning in Tamil

basic needs in Tamil

அடிப்படைத் தேவைகள்

Questions about basic needs

What does basic needs mean?
Basic needs means the absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being, usually in terms of consumption goods.
What is basic needs in Tamil?
Basic needs in Tamil is அடிப்படைத் தேவைகள். See Basic needs meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is basic needs?
Basic needs is a noun.

Words near basic needs in the dictionary

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  2. basic insulation level
  3. basic insulation levels
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  6. basic needs
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  8. basic phone
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  10. basic plumage
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