requisite
Necessary or required for a particular purpose
Examples
In a meeting
“All candidates must have the requisite experience in project management.”
Over coffee
“Do you have the requisite ingredients to make the recipe?”
Why this word
necessary
requisite implies formally required or indispensable, while necessary is more general
needed
requisite suggests essential by standard or rule, while needed is informal and situational
required
requisite emphasizes inherent necessity, while required suggests external imposition
Usage tip
More formal than 'required' or 'necessary.' Use when emphasizing mandatory conditions.
Etymology
Latin 'requisitus' — 'requirere' (seek, require), from 're' (again) + 'quaerere' (seek)
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Related words
stipulate
To demand or specify a requirement as part of an agreement.
mandate
An official order or requirement to do something; to officially require.
warrant
To justify or necessitate a particular action or response
prerequisite
Something required before something else can happen
indispensable
Absolutely necessary and cannot be done without
entail
To involve or require as a necessary part or consequence