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Requirement

Definitions: Requirement

Requirement

Noun

1. Required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time".

2. 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".

3. Something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "requirement" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1385. (references)


Specialty Definitions: Requirement

DomainDefinitions

Computing

A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a problem or achieve an objective. Source: European Union. (references)

Meteorology & Standards

Provision that conveys criteria to be fulfilled. Source: European Union. (references)

Tips from 1870

Usage: Requirement, Requisition, Requisite. While these words have something in common, each has a meaning peculiar to itself. Requirement means that which is required as an essential condition, or as something necessary; requisition, that which is required as of right, a demand or application made as by authority; requisite, that which is required by the nature of things, or by circumstances, that which cannot be dispensed with. "She understood the nature of the child and of its requirements." "The officer made a requisition for more troops." "This is as much a requisite as food and clothing." Source: Slips of Speech.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Requirement

Synonyms: demand (n), essential (n), necessary (n), necessity (n), prerequisite (n), requisite (n). (additional references)
Antonym: inessential (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Requirement

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Command

Demand, exaction, imposition, requisition, claim, reclamation, revendication; ultimatum; (terms); request; requirement.

Necessity

Last shift, last resort; dernier ressort; pis aller; (substitute); necessaries; (requirement).

Requirement

Noun: requirement, need, wants, necessities; necessaries, necessaries of life; stress, exigency,pinch, sine qua non, matter of necessity; case of need, case of life or death.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Requirement

English words defined with "requirement": academic requirementcall, Correction linedeficient, dissertationexemptformal, formalities, formality, form-only, freeinsufficientlanguage requirement, large ordermargin calloral contractpass, passing, poll taxqualifyingrelieve, residentialsatisfactoriness, sufficient, suitability, suitablenesstall order, thesis. (references)
Specialty definitions using "requirement": operational aircraft cross-servicing requirement. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Requirement

DomainTitle

Books

  • Emotional intimacy; overlooked requirement for survival (reference)

  • Material Requirements Plannning: Integrating Material Requirement Planning and Modern Business (reference)

  • Mit Abstracts of Theses Accepted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Doctor's Degree With a Listing of the Titles of Theses Accepted for (reference)

  • Multichannel Advice and Service Delivery for the Mass Market: Online Capability Emerges as Key Requirement [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Regional Trade Agreements in the GATT/WTO: Article XXIV and the Internal Trade Requirement (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Requirement

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Production. Airplane engines. An airplane engine under special test in a secluded and carefully guarded woodland area near a Midwest engine plant. If the engine meets the exacting requirement imposed by the test engineers, it will yield valuable technical.Credit: Library of Congress.

The liberation of women is a basic requirement for the revolution, the guarantee of its continuity and a precondition of its victory.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Requirement

AuthorQuotation

Florence Nightingale

The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Requirement

AuthorDateQuotation

Winston S. Churchill

1946

We must, and I believe we shall, prove ourselves equal to this severe requirement. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Requirement

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

The gluten-free diet is a lifetime requirement. (references)

IVIG has been used in chronic ITP to postpone the requirement for a splenectomy. (references)

At the present time, there is no requirement to identify hepatitis C virus in IVIG preparations. (references)

Business

This is an obligatory marking requirement. (references)

Exclusive distributorship is not a requirement. (references)

The AFJPs have a minimum capital requirement of $3 million. (references)

Children

Equatorial Guinea

Pregnancy and the requirement to assist in agricultural work make this level of education less likely for girls. (references)

Burkina Faso

In practice the family condition requirement often is ignored, giving many children a free education through high school. (references)

Yemen

In 1998 to encourage girls' attendance at school, the Government passed a law that eliminated school fees and the requirement of uniforms for girls. (references)

Civil Liberties

Malaysia

No such requirement exists for Muslim places of worship. (references)

Oman

The authorities with rare exceptions enforce this requirement. (references)

Lebanon

State recognition is not a legal requirement for religious worship or practice. (references)

Economic History

Slovak Rep

The present government abolished this requirement. (references)

Kenya

Sugar production is below the domestic requirement. (references)

Colombia

For all other vehicles, the requirement is 17-18 percent. (references)

Human Rights

Saudi Arabia

Mutawwa'in generally complied with this requirement. (references)

Peru

However, the authorities often disregard this requirement. (references)

Saint Lucia

There is no constitutional requirement for a speedy trial. (references)

Indigenous People

Mexico

On April 28, the Lower House approved the revised version of the bill by a vote of 386 to 60. The constitutional reforms were then approved by the State legislatures in 17 of the country's 31 states, thus meeting the requirement that constitutional reforms be approved by at least half of the states. (references)

Minorities

Estonia

In January 17 ethnic Russian prison officials were fired for noncompliance with the language requirement. (references)

Yemen

In some cases, naturalization of the non-Yemeni parent is sufficient to overcome the "two-Yemeni-parent" requirement. (references)

Political Economy

EL SALVADOR

Authorities have not enforced the Spanish language labeling requirement. (references)

GUATEMALA

While, enforcement of this requirement has been lax, compliance is increasing. (references)

INDIA

This licensing requirement serves in many cases as an effective ban on importation. (references)

Political Rights

Zimbabwe

Legal rights groups argued that the new requirement would disenfranchise voters who were unable to travel to their home constituencies. (references)

Cuba

Although not a formal requirement, in practice Communist Party membership is a prerequisite for high-level official positions and professional advancement. (references)

Ghana

On December 28, 2000, a presidential runoff was held in accordance with the constitutional requirement that the president be elected with at least 50 percent plus one of the votes. (references)

Trade

Argentina

INAL regulates this requirement according to the CAA. (references)

India

The rule of origin requirement is mandatory to avail tariff preferences. (references)

Norway

Norway has no regulations or requirement for "country of origin" marking. (references)

Travel

Ukraine

Enforcement of this insurance requirement is not consistent. (references)

Qatar

A sponsorship letter, however, is not always a basic requirement. (references)

Haiti

Moreover, the requirement of safety inspections is seldom enforced. (references)

Women

Yemen

However, enforcement of this requirement is not consistent. (references)

Russia

Employers also try to avoid the requirement of 3-year paid maternity leave for childcare. (references)

Switzerland

The 5-year residency requirement may be reduced to 3 years under exceptional circumstances. (references)

Worker Rights

Guinea-Bissau

The only legal restriction on strike activity is the requirement for prior notice. (references)

Poland

The age requirement rises to 18 years if a particular job might pose a health danger. (references)

Mali

The Labor Code prohibits retribution against strikers, and the Government respects this requirement in practice. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Requirement

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953A very proper requirement, in my opinion, would be that subsidies be removed as soon as it is indicated that the cost of living will decline below the present levels.

George Bush

1989-1993We now have in law, enforcable spending caps, and a requirement that we pay fo rthe programs we create.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001I call on Congress to pass the requirement for a V-chip in TV sets so that parents can screen out programs they believe are inappropriate for their children.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Requirement

"Requirement" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.81% of the time. "Requirement" is used about 3,205 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)99.81%3,1992,956
Noun (proper)0.12%4175,879
Unclassified Items0.03%1339,140
Noun (common)0.03%1339,140
                    Total100.00%3,205N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Requirement

Expressions using "requirement": academic requirement airlift requirement appropriate airworthiness requirement color perception requirement colour perception requirement fertilizer requirement formal requirement hearing requirement language requirement manurial requirement margin requirement military requirement prescription requirement requirement of confidentiality total land requirement visual requirement. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "requirement": borrowing-requirement.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Requirement

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  salary requirement

219

  requirement engineering

51

  anaylsis arts ba bachelor bachelor bs configuration control definition definition develop door engineer flight flowdown hardware interface management mission mitigation not our present requirement resume risk science secret slate software system top us we

141

  business requirement

48

  anaylsis apply arts ba bachelor bachelor bs configuration control definition definition description develop door education engineer experience experience flight flowdown hardware interface job job job job listing mail management mission mitigation now objective opening opportunity reference requirement resume resume resume risk science secret skill slate software submit system top work

139

  law school requirement

46

  requirement

106

  software requirement specification

45

  cpa requirement

91

  marriage license requirement

45

  visa requirement

89

  college requirement

43

  badge merit requirement

81

  loan officer requirement

40

  material requirement planning

78

  fha loan requirement

38

  basic military requirement

71

  2000 requirement system window

37

  passport requirement

70

  software requirement

37

  window xp requirement

68

  ada requirement

36

  requirement management

64

  window 98 system requirement

36

  requirement engineering tool

64

  requirement document

35

  badge boy merit requirement scout

63

  system requirement

33

  calorie requirement

62

  dynamic object oriented requirement system

33

  medical school requirement

61

  emr documentation requirement software

33

  window xp system requirement

60

  letter requirement salary

33

  cpa exam requirement

60

  graduation high requirement school

32

  cover letter salary requirement

55

  protein requirement

32

  resume salary requirement

55

  home schooling requirement

31
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Requirement

Language Translations for "requirement"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

nevojë (call, demand, exigency, maun, necessity, need, pinch, straits, want), kërkesë (application, bidding, call, claim, clamor, clamour, demand, desire, exaction, instance, need, obsecration, petition, request, run, solicitation, suit, supplication, want). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏مطلب (demand, matter, question, request), ‏حاجة (bareness, deficiency, necessity, need, poverty, want), ‏ضرورة (call, emergency, exigency, necessity, use), ‏الشرط المطلوب. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

условие (circumstance, condition, if, proviso, salvo, stipulation, string), нужда (call, destitution, distress, hardship, necessary, necessity, need, pinch, privation, use, want), необходимост (indispensability, instancy, necessary, necessity, need, perforce), изискване (demand, exaction, insistence). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

需求 , 要求 (ASK, Asked, Asking, Demanded, Demanding, require, required, requirements, Requiring), 必要條件 . (various references)

   

Czech

  

potřeba (need, occasion, requisite, urge, want), podmínka (condition, proviso, qualification, stipulation, term), požadavek (claim, demand, request, requisition). (various references)

   

Danish

  

krav (claim, demand, requirements, rights, vindication), eksamenskrav. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

exameneis, eis (claim, demand, vindication). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

مقرره , نیازمندی (Dependency, Necessity, Need), نیاز (Necessity, Need, Want), لازم (Intransitive, Necessary, Necessitous, Needful), تقاضا (Importance, Plea, Postulate, Prayer, Request, Solicitation, Suit), ایجاب (Exigency), التزام (Obligation), احتیاج (Lack, Necessity, Need). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

vaatimus (claim, demand, demand for payment, notice, pretension, request). (various references)

   

French

  

exigence, besoin (requisition). (various references)

   

German

  

Anforderung (charge, demand, exigency, request, request primitive, requisition), Erfordernis (exigency, prerequisite, requisite), Bedingung (condition, precondition, proviso, qualification, specification, stipulation, term, terms), Bedürfnis (appetite, call of nature, desire, necessity, need, urge, want, wish). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

απαίτηση (claim, claim subject to subordination clause, demand, demand for, requisition, subordinated claim, vindication). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

"צטרכות (need, needing), "ריש" (demand, request, requisition), צורך (call, necessity, need, want). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kívánalom (postulate, requisite, requisition, standard), követelmény (assumption, exigency, outcome, postulate, requisite), előfeltétel (precondition, prerequisite, requisite). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

syarat (condition, provise, requisite), persyaratan (rules and regulations). (various references)

   

Italian

  

requisito (qualification, requisite), esigenza (assert a claim, claim, demand, exigency, need), bisogno (lack, necessity, need, want). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

要件 (important matter), 入" (demand, necessity, need). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

にゅうよう (demand, necessity, need), ようけ" (business, foreignbreed of dog, important matter). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

필수' (Commodities, Commodity, requirements). (various references)

   

Manx

  

shirreydys (candidature), feme (exigence, necessity, need, requisite, want). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

equirementray

   

Portuguese

  

requisito (requisite, requisition), condição (circumstances, clause, coefficient, condition, fig, footing, if, kilter, kind, order, plight, position, posture, proviso, rank, situation, state, status, stipulation, terms). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

rugãminte (desire, entreaty, Favor, favour, petition, prayer, request, suit, supplication), trebuinţã (call, lack, necessity, need), solicitare (call, force, load, request, requisition, solicitation, strain, stress), pretenţie (challenge, claim, pretence, pretension), necesitate (call, demand, must, necessity, need, want), exigenţã (exactingness, exigence, exigency), dorinţã (accord, appetence, appetency, appetite, craving for, desideratum, desire, device, lust, mind, notion, request, run, urge, wish, yearning), cerinţã (claim, demand, requisite, want), cerere (appeal, application, bill, claim, consumption, demand, desire, entreaty, inquiry, market, petition, pretence, request, requisition, run, suit, supplication, wish). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

требование (challenge of, claim, demand, postulation, request, requisition). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

zahtev (application, claim, demand, entail, postulate, request), uslov (condition, proviso, qualification, stipulation), traženje (hunt, hunting, looking for, pursuit, quest, request, search, solicitation, tracer). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

requisito (formality, need, qualification, requirements, requisite). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

krav (claim, demand, exaction, exigency, insistence, plea, requirements). (various references)

   

Thai

  

สิ่งจำเป็น (biggie, necessity, order of the day, requisite), ความต้องการ (necessity, need, request, requisition). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

lüzum (materiality, necessity, need, requisition, want), koşul (circumstance, condition, provision, proviso, state, stipulation, string, term), istek (adjuration, alacrity, appetite, aspiration, avidity, bent, claim, demand, desire, device, devoutness, disposition, earnestness, enthusiasm, grace, hunger, instance, intentness, mind, pleasure, propensity, readiness, relish, request, requisition, stomach, studiousness, suit, urge, want, will, wish, zeal), ihtiyaç (call, demand, deprivation, desideratum, exigence, exigency, necessity, need, pinch, privation, want), icap, gereksinim (deficiency, demand, need, want), gereklilik (exigence, exigency, materiality, must, necessity, pinch), gerek (exigence, exigency, necessity, need, pinch, requisition). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

talap (claim, demand). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

вимога (claim, demand, instance, postulate, requisition), потреба (demand, hunger, necessity, need, want). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự đòi hỏi điều kiện tất yếu, nhu cầu, điều kiện cần thiết. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

gofyn (ask, demand, require). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Requirement

Derivations

Words beginning with "requirement": requirements. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Requirement" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: regardment, requierment, requireent, requirenment, requirment, requitement. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Requirement"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "requirement" (pronounced rikwī"rmunt)
5-r m u n tdebarment, disbarment, dormant, endearment, formant, garment, impairment, informant, procurement, undergarment.
4-m u n tabandonment, abatement, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjournment, adjustment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, concealment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, contentment, copayment, curtailment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, displacement, divestment, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, excitement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, fragment, fulfillment, garnishment, government, harassment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, inducement, infotainment, infringement, installment, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, investment, involvement, judgement, judgment, ligament, maltreatment, management, measurement, micromanagement, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nourishment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, postretirement, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, presentment, pronouncement, punishment, puzzlement, readjustment, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, replenishment, resentment, resettlement, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, shipment, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement, wonderment.
3-u n taberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Requirement

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-e-i-m-n-q-r-r-t-u"

-3 letters: meuniere, mutineer, requiter, returnee, reuniter.

-4 letters: emetine, enquire, enterer, eremite, eremuri, minuter, miterer, murrine, queerer, querier, quieten, quieter, reenter, reinter, rentier, requiem, require, requite, retinue, retiree, reunite, runtier, teenier, terreen, terrene, terrine, trireme, unmiter, unmitre, uterine.

-5 letters: eerier, emetin, emeute, entire, entree, equine, ermine, eterne, iterum, meeter, metier, minter, minuet, minute, murein, murine.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-e-i-m-n-q-r-r-t-u"
 

+1 letter: requirements.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Requirement


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 65 71 75 69 72 65 6D 65 6E 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01100101 01110001 01110101 01101001 01110010 01100101 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#101 &#113 &#117 &#105 &#114 &#101 &#109 &#101 &#110 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0065 0071 0075 0069 0072 0065 006D 0065 006E 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5271838775847179718086

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Historic
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Quotations: Speeches
10. Usage Frequency
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Derivations
15. Rhymes
16. Anagrams
17. Orthography
18. Bibliography


  

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