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requirement
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
requirement
(noun)
surplus
(adjective)
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requirement
/rɪ
ˈ
kwajɚmənt/
noun
plural
requirements
requirement
/rɪ
ˈ
kwajɚmənt/
noun
plural
requirements
Learner's definition of REQUIREMENT
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count
]
1
:
something that is needed or that must be done
nutritional
requirements
a legal/statutory
requirement
(
Brit
) Her services were
surplus to requirements
. [=more than what was needed]
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2
:
something that is necessary for something else to happen or be done
He has met the basic/minimum
requirements
for graduation.
She has fulfilled/satisfied the general
requirements
of the course.
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