{
    "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
}