requisite
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requisite
something that circumstances make necessary: A cool head is a requisite for a police officer.
Not to be confused with:
requirement – demanded in accordance with set regulations: A degree is a requirement for the job.
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req·ui·site
(rĕk′wĭ-zĭt)adj.
Required; essential. See Synonyms at indispensable.
n.
Something that is indispensable; a requirement: Algebra is a requisite for taking calculus.
[Middle English, from Latin requīsītus, past participle of requīrere, to require; see require.]
req′ui·site·ly adv.
req′ui·site·ness n.
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requisite
(ˈrɛkwɪzɪt)adj
absolutely essential; indispensable
n
something indispensable; necessity
[C15: from Latin requisītus sought after, from requīrere to seek for, require]
ˈrequisitely adv
ˈrequisiteness n
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req•ui•site
(ˈrɛk wə zɪt)adj.
1. required; necessary: requisite skills.
n. 2. something required.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Latin requīsītus, past participle of requīrere to seek; see require, -ite2]
req′ui•site•ly, adv.
req′ui•site•ness, n.
syn: See necessary. See also requirement.
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| Noun | 1. | requisite - anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" thing - a separate and self-contained entity desideratum - something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money" must - a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must" |
| Adj. | 1. | requisite - necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful" necessary - absolutely essential |
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requisite
adjective
1. necessary, needed, required, called for, essential, vital, mandatory, indispensable, obligatory, prerequisite, needful She filled in the requisite paperwork.
noun
1. necessity, condition, requirement, precondition, need, must, essential, prerequisite, sine qua non (Latin), desideratum a major requisite for the work of the analysts
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requisite
adjective1. Incapable of being dispensed with:
2. Imposed on one by authority, command, or convention:
Something indispensable:
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Translations
requisite
[ˈrekwɪzɪt]A. ADJ = required
B. N → requisito m
office requisites → material msing de oficina
toilet requisites → artículos mpl de tocador
office requisites → material msing de oficina
toilet requisites → artículos mpl de tocador
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
requisite
[ˈrɛkwɪzɪt] adj [knowledge, amount, number, facilities, ability, skills] → requis(e)
n → élément m requis
toilet requisites → accessoires mpl de toilette
travel requisites → accessoires mpl de voyage
toilet requisites → accessoires mpl de toilette
travel requisites → accessoires mpl de voyage
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
requisite
n → Artikel m; (= necessary thing) → Erfordernis nt; travel requisites → Reiseartikel pl → or -utensilien pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
requisite
[ˈrɛkwɪzɪt]2. adj (frm) → necessario/a, richiesto/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
requisite
n. requisito.
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