Requirement
[rɪ'kwaɪəm(ə)nt] or [rɪ'kwaɪɚmənt]
Definition
(noun.) required activity; 'the requirements of his work affected his health'; 'there were many demands on his time'.
Editor: Pasquale--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of requiring; demand; requisition.
(n.) That which is required; an imperative or authoritative command; an essential condition; something needed or necessary; a need.
Editor: Susanna
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Demand, REQUISITION.[2]. Command, mandate, order, precept, injunction, charge.
Typed by Billie
Examples
- Moreover, opportunity for making mistakes is an incidental requirement. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Or is it imposed from without, and is the pupil's problem simply to meet the external requirement? John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- He is industrious, patiently adaptable to rank and file, equable and moderate in capacity and requirement. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It was to be left until the mixture was hard, and the requirement of the test was that there should be absolute uniformity of mixture and mass throughout. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The third requirement of a valuable contribution, says the Chicago Commission, is the constitutional sanction. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Commercial fertilizers generally contain nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash in amounts varying with the requirements of the soil. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- These severe requirements were staggering, but Mr. Edison's courage did not falter. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Life, however, was yet in my possession, with all its requirements, and pains, and responsibilities. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It requires several ship loads of wood to supply the requirements of Lucifer-match makers; and ingenious contrivances have been patented for cutting it up into splints of the proper size. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Salt can be put to a great many uses in addition to the usual requirements for table and cooking. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- So-and-so-and-so constitute a play, they affirm,--this thing doesn't meet the requirements, so away with it. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Archer had never been more indifferent to the requirements of form; but his impulse to do Lawrence Lefferts a physical injury was only momentary. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- From her coke ovens she indeed could derive some nitrogen, but this actually furnished only about one-fifth of her total requirements. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But it is not so easy to fulfill these requirements in actual practice as it is to lay them down in theory. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- An electric lamp answering certain specific requirements would, indeed, be the key to the situation, but its commercial adaptation required a multifarious variety of apparatus and devices. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- If it meets these two requirements, it is educative. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- There were men in Georgetown who filled all the requirements for membership in these churches. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Using this stove in combination with the ovenette, which will be illustrated further on, the owner is provided with a table range which meets most of the requirements in a small family. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The tendency, however, among business houses is to investigate their individual requirements for delivery service and determine to what purposes either form of motor vehicle is best adapted. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with these requirements. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Typed by Jared