nice-to-have
nice-to-have noun: a feature that a product or service being designed would ideally have, though it may be impractical at present.
Noun
nice-to-have (plural nice-to-haves)
- A feature that a product or service being designed would ideally have, though it may be impractical at present.
- There's a huge gulf between “must-have” and “nice-to-have” products. If you sell a nice-to-have product, no one, not even your best friends, will use it long term. We all focus on must-haves.2021, Steven S. Hoffman, Surviving a Startup, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 58
- While Freightliner said electrification would "make a significant difference" by enabling electric-hauled services directly into the port, Smith observed: "It's a nice-to-have, but we're not in a nice-to-have environment."2025 August 6, David Stubbings, “Network News: Options sought for more trains to London Gateway”, in RAIL, number 1041, page 10
Forms of nice-to-have
| plural | nice-to-haves |
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Origin of nice-to-have
From nice + to + have.
Questions about nice-to-have
- What does nice-to-have mean?
- Nice-to-have means a feature that a product or service being designed would ideally have, though it may be impractical at present.
- What part of speech is nice-to-have?
- Nice-to-have is a noun.
- What is the plural of nice-to-have?
- The plural of nice-to-have is nice-to-haves.
Words near nice-to-have in the dictionary
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