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need, demand

n. a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"

need, want

n. anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"

indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization

n. a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

need

v. have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"

need

v. have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"

need, must, should, ought

v. have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"

need, have, have got, must

v. be obliged, required, or forced to

want, need, require

v. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand

v. require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

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distress

n. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"

condition, shape

n. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

necessity

n. the condition of being essential or indispensable

prerequisite, requirement

n. something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"

order

n. established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"

fundamental

n. any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business; "fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure"

basic, staple

n. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

privation, want, deprivation, neediness

n. a state of extreme poverty

insolvency

n. the lack of financial resources

obligate

v. commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"

compel

v. necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"

coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

miss, lack

v. be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!"

propel, impel

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

demand

v. summon to court

ask, require, expect

v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

request

v. inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"

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inessential, nonessential

n. anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials"

extra

n. an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)

wealth, wealthiness

n. the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"

message, content, subject matter, substance

n. what a communication that is about something is about

obviate, rid of, eliminate

v. do away with

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