Requisite

//ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An indispensable item; a requirement.

    "She had a good sort of coarse cleverness, admirably fitted to get on in the world; she possessed those two first requisites, a good constitution and a good temper;..."

  2. 2
    anything indispensable wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Essential, indispensable, required.

    "Please submit the requisite papers before the end of the financial year."

Adjective
  1. 1
    necessary for relief or supply wordnet

Synonyms

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necessarynecessityconditionessentialindispensablemust

Example

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"I won't be able to go travelling until the requisite visa fees are paid."

Etymology

From Latin requīsītus, perfect passive participle of requīrō (“I require, seek, ask for”), from which English require.

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