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{
"term": "requirement",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "something that you need or want",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the basic requirements of life"
},
{
"text": "a software solution to **meet your requirements**"
},
{
"text": "All products can be customized to suit your specific requirements."
},
{
"text": "Our immediate requirement is extra staff."
},
{
"text": "These goods are **surplus to requirements** *(= more than we need)*."
},
{
"text": "300 workers at the factory have been told they are surplus to requirements."
},
{
"text": "I have some very simple requirements."
},
{
"text": "Large buildings have specific requirements for fire-brigade access."
},
{
"text": "Our conservatories and porches can be designed to your exact requirements."
},
{
"text": "The public sector borrowing requirement is expected to rise."
},
{
"text": "We can arrange a holiday to meet your requirements exactly."
},
{
"text": "We grow enough vegetables for our own requirements."
},
{
"text": "patients with special dietary requirements"
},
{
"text": "your daily requirement of vitamin C"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["absolute", "necessary", "core"],
"verb + requirement": ["have", "comply with", "fit"],
"preposition": [
"for your requirement",
"to your requirement",
"requirement for"
],
"phrases": [
"subject to the requirements (of something)",
"surplus to requirements"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "something that you must have in order to do something else",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **meet/fulfil/satisfy the requirements**"
},
{
"text": "What is the **minimum** entry **requirement** for this course?"
},
{
"text": "Banks now face stricter regulatory requirements."
},
{
"text": "to relax university entrance requirements"
},
{
"text": "Be sure to check passport and visa requirements with your travel agent."
},
{
"text": "She kept herself up to date with financial affairs, an essential requirement of her job."
},
{
"text": "core curriculum requirements"
},
{
"text": "The initial investment requirement is often waived for existing customers."
},
{
"text": "There's no absolute requirement to disclose your age."
},
{
"text": "There is no formal requirement that Parliament assent to such decisions."
},
{
"text": "An open system of criminal justice is a fundamental requirement of any democratic society."
},
{
"text": "The school can decide which pupils will be given priority of admission, subject to the requirements of the law."
},
{
"text": "The government has imposed strict safety requirements on fairground rides."
}
],
"topics": ["Permission and obligation"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["absolute", "necessary", "core"],
"verb + requirement": ["have", "comply with", "fit"],
"preposition": [
"for your requirement",
"to your requirement",
"requirement for"
],
"phrases": [
"subject to the requirements (of something)",
"surplus to requirements"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈkwaɪəmənt/",
"audio": "re/requirement/requirement__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rɪˈkwaɪərmənt/",
"audio": "re/requirement/requirement__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}