basic requirement
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- noun
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requisito básico
- In order to apply for the program, you must meet certain basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
- meet the basic requirement
I took the basic training and when they started to ship me off to the fixed wing school, they said there's some basic requirements you have to meet.
- I took the basic training and when they started to ship me off to the fixed wing school, they said there's some basic requirements you have to meet.
Examples
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You have certain basic requirements, shelter, food, drink.
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These animals were, to all intents and purposes, living in a slum with not even the basic requirements being provided for.
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For each of my assignments, I describe the basic requirements in careful detail.
Blog text (21) -
In fact, this interpretation is a basic requirement for an understanding of this text.
Academic text (1991) -
In 1971, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed the basic requirements for a health information system.
Academic text (2002) -
My mother made it a basic requirement for me to know how to sew a button.
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At most institutions of higher education, evaluating institutional effectiveness is now a basic requirement for accreditation.
Academic text (1997) -
Let's get into the specifics of the basic requirements for a library lab (with or without a team of research programmers).
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To thrive in today's society, access to education and healthcare is a basic requirement for everyone.
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A basic requirement for any job application is a completed resume showcasing your skills and experience.
Synonyms
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A rule that must be met for an agreement or offer to be accepted
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Something you need for a particular purpose or situation
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A thing you need to live, like food or water
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Needed before something else can happen
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Something that must be true or happen first for another thing to happen
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'basic' (essential, fundamental) modifies 'requirement' (a necessary condition), yielding an essential or minimum necessary condition. This compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
The phrase basic requirement creates a clear image: imagine the strong base you need before you build more. The word basic means the first or simple part and requirement means something 'you must have', so the phrase means 'a necessary thing or minimum standard that must be met'.