ETYM Old Eng. necessite, French nécessité, Latin necessitas, from necesse. Related to Necessary.
1. Anything indispensable; SYN. essential, requirement, requisite, necessary.
2. The condition of being essential or indispensable.
In economics, good or service whose consumption is seen as essential in order to maintain a minimum standard of living in a society; for example, food and shelter. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. need, neod, nede, as. neád, nyd; akin to Dutch nood, German not, noth, Icel. nauthr, Swed. and Dan. nöd, Goth. naups.
(Homonym: knead).
1. A condition requiring relief; SYN. demand.
2. Anything that is necessary but lacking; SYN. want.

Required activity; SYN. demand.

ETYM Cf. French urgence.
1. Pressing importance requiring speedy action.
2. The state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity.