the necessary
noun
British, informal
: whatever is needed for some purpose
I'll do the necessary to get the job done.
Examples of the necessary in a Sentence
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Additionally, each pick on our list comes with all of the necessary accessories to play, except for some devices that require a connection with a separate phone, computer, or gaming system.
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Lauren Wellbank, Parents, 8 May 2024
The startups have issues with raising the necessary capital to bring a final product to market, and then there are questions of sustainability—some analysts project that supersonic jets will consume three times as much fuel as sub-sonic jetliners.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
Authors of the report questioned, however, whether Gruenberg is the right person to bring about the necessary changes.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 7 May 2024
And the necessary changes will be put in place not because anyone else said so, or to prove anything to anyone externally, but simply because that’s the way Jimmy has built his entire career.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
And for certain local taxes, the measure would raise the necessary threshold for voter approval from a simple majority to a two-thirds majority.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 5 May 2024
Never mind that Carnegie Steel Co. declared supplying the necessary steel in time would be impossible.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2024
The county also uses Measure A funding for a program to identify homeless people ready with the necessary paperwork to move quickly into new affordable projects like Solaire.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Although, both possessed the necessary skill-set to do it well.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
Lauren Wellbank, Parents, 8 May 2024
The startups have issues with raising the necessary capital to bring a final product to market, and then there are questions of sustainability—some analysts project that supersonic jets will consume three times as much fuel as sub-sonic jetliners.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
Authors of the report questioned, however, whether Gruenberg is the right person to bring about the necessary changes.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 7 May 2024
And the necessary changes will be put in place not because anyone else said so, or to prove anything to anyone externally, but simply because that’s the way Jimmy has built his entire career.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
And for certain local taxes, the measure would raise the necessary threshold for voter approval from a simple majority to a two-thirds majority.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 5 May 2024
Never mind that Carnegie Steel Co. declared supplying the necessary steel in time would be impossible.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2024
The county also uses Measure A funding for a program to identify homeless people ready with the necessary paperwork to move quickly into new affordable projects like Solaire.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Although, both possessed the necessary skill-set to do it well.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
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“The necessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20necessary. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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