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потре́бность — meaning in English

potrebnost

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English meaning

  • demand noun In economics, people's desire and ability to buy a particular good or service at a given price.
  • necessity noun The state of being required or unavoidable.
  • need noun A requirement for something essential or important.
  • requirement noun Something that is necessary or must be met before something else can happen.
  • want verb To wish for or desire something.

Senses

потре́бность is used for these senses in English:

  • necessity The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
  • need (countable, and, uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.
  • requirement A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
  • want (countable) A desire, wish, longing.

demand — full definition

  1. noun In economics, people's desire and ability to buy a particular good or service at a given price.
  2. noun A firm or urgent request for something, often backed by authority.
  3. verb To ask for something forcefully or as if it were owed.

necessity — full definition

  1. noun The state of being required or unavoidable.
  2. noun Something essential; a basic requirement.
  3. noun Extreme need or hardship; poverty.

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