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requirement
verbs
meet a requirement
(= have or do what is needed )
• We finally found a house that seemed to meet all of our requirements.
satisfy/fulfil a requirement
formal (= meet them )
• Our aim is to satisfy our customers’ requirements.
comply with requirements
formal (= have or do what a rule or law says is necessary )
• Failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence.
impose requirements
formal (= state that something has to be done )
• Because the regulations impose new requirements on small businesses, they will prove costly.
suit sb’s requirements
(= be suitable for someone in a particular situation )
• You could design and build your own house to suit your requirements.
ADJECTIVES/NOUNS + requirement
a special requirement
• He modified the car to suit his own special requirements.
a basic requirement
• Water is a basic requirement of life.
an essential requirement
• Confidence is an essential requirement for success.
a minimum requirement
• That certificate is a minimum requirement for entry to music college.
a legal/statutory requirement
• There is no legal requirement to carry identity papers.
safety requirements
• All companies are required to meet Health and Safety requirements.
entry requirements
(= the skills, qualifications etc you must have in order to enter a school, university, or country, or to do a course )
• Applicants must satisfy the normal entry requirements for the programme.
energy requirements
(= the amount of energy a place or person needs )
• 65 percent of the country’s energy requirements were met by imported oil.
phrases
be surplus to requirements
British English (= be more than is needed )
• The old school building is now surplus to requirements.
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noun ADJ. absolute There's no absolute requirement to disclose your age. | important, key, main, prime | essential, fundamental An open system of criminal justice is a fundamental requirement of any democratic society. | demanding, strict, stringent | detailed | exact, precise | reasonable | basic | minimum | additional, further | general | special | particular, specific | individual, personal | annual, daily your daily requirement of vitamin C | constitutional, contractual, formal, legal, legislative, mandatory, procedural, regulatory, statutory | business, commercial | borrowing The public sector borrowing requirement is expected to rise. | client, customer, market | academic, course, curriculum, educational, entrance, entry | technical | environmental, safety | visa | dietary, nutritional patients with special dietary requirements | energy, food, housing, information, labour, manpower VERB + REQUIREMENT comply with, fulfil, meet, satisfy, suit We can arrange a holiday to meet your requirements exactly. | impose, lay down, set (down/out) The government has imposed strict safety requirements on fairground rides. | relax, waive to relax university entrance requirements PREP. for your ~ We grow enough vegetables for our own requirements. | to your ~ Our conservatories and porches can be designed to your exact requirements. | ~ for Large buildings have specific requirements for fire-brigade access. PHRASES subject to (the) requirements The school can decide which pupils will be given priority of admission, subject to the requirements of the law. | surplus to requirements (= more than is needed) 300 workers at the factory have been told they are surplus to requirements.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary