prerequisite

[ pri-rek-wuh-zit, pree- ]

adjective

1. required beforehand:

   a prerequisite fund of knowledge.

noun

1. something prerequisite:

   A visa is still a prerequisite for travel in many countries.

   Synonyms: precondition, essential, requisite, requirement

prerequisite

/ priːˈrɛkwɪzɪt /

adjective

1. required as a prior condition

noun

1. something required as a prior condition

Word History and Origins

Origin of prerequisite¹

First recorded in 1625–35; pre- + requisite

Example Sentences

Is sharing a similar sense of humor a relationship prerequisite?

From Los Angeles Times

Part of this white supremacist racial project involves making “whiteness” a prerequisite for citizenship and national belonging as established by the Supreme Court in the infamous Ozawa and Thind cases.

From Salon

I’ve been able to be on shows that put flesh and heart and stakes on contentious abstract issues, and that is a really important prerequisite for creating a political system that is going to embrace those ideas.

From Los Angeles Times

"Appreciating the workforce in the railways is a fundamental prerequisite if Scotland is to deliver the world-class, affordable, attractive and accessible rail services the country needs."

From BBC

Is support for violence as a means of bringing about the end of multiracial pluralistic secular democracy and society almost a prerequisite for such beliefs?

From Salon

Related Words

• essential
• must
• precondition
• qualification
• requirement
• requisite