requirement
/ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/US/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/
requirement noun: a necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
Noun
requirement (plural requirements)
- A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
- Near-synonyms: necessity, prerequisite, requisite, condition, rule
- The requirements of life as we know it include carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, water, and energy.
- Synonyms:
- necessity, prerequisite, requisite, condition, rule
- Something asked.
- Near-synonym: request
- Synonyms:
- request
- A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.
- Near-synonyms: specification, rule
- System requirements not met. Go to Settings to learn more.
- Synonyms:
- specification, rule
requirement meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
requirement in Hindi
- necessity
- आवश्यकता āvaśyaktā, अनिवार्यता anivāryatā, ज़रूरत zarūrat
- something asked
- आवश्यक āvaśyak
requirement in Tamil
- தேவை
requirement in Urdu
- necessity
- ضَرُورَت zarūrat
requirement in Bengali
- requirement, use, necessity, need
- দরকার dorkar
- requirement
- জরুরত jorurot
More languagesFewer languages
- requirement in Malayalam
- കാര്യം, ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ട വസ്തു, ആവശ്യം, വേണ്ടത്
- requirement in Kannada
- ಆವಶ್ಯಕ್ತೇ āvaśyaktē
- requirement in Arabic
- ضَرُورَة ḍarūra, مَطْلَب maṭlab, طَلَب ṭalab
- requirement in Vietnamese
- yêu cầu
Examples of requirement in a sentence
- This proposal meets my requirements. The company agrees to meet the cost of any repairs.
- Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.
- A functional construction element generally must meet higher technical but lower aesthetical requirements.
Synonyms of requirement
Forms of requirement
| plural | requirements |
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Origin of requirement
From require + -ment.
Words formed from requirement
- corequirement
- desirement
- non-functional requirement
- non-quality requirement
- nonrequirement
- peak vehicle requirement
- prerequirement
- requirements analysis
- requirements engineering
- special service requirement
- subrequirement
- working capital requirement
Phrases with requirement
Questions about requirement
- What does requirement mean?
- Requirement means a necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
- What is requirement in Hindi?
- Requirement in Hindi is आवश्यकता (āvaśyaktā), अनिवार्यता (anivāryatā), ज़रूरत (zarūrat). See Requirement meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is requirement?
- Requirement is a noun.
- How do you pronounce requirement?
- Requirement is pronounced /ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of requirement?
- The plural of requirement is requirements.
Words near requirement in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: requirement (page history and authors); requirement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); জরুরত (Bengali) (page history and authors); requirement (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಆವಶ್ಯಕ್ತೇ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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