daily necessities

Regular living supplies

Daily necessities are those things you can’t live without – not just food and water, but also things like housing and medicines.

The phrase is used mainly to talk about what people need in areas where there is poverty, war, or natural disaster.

Related

staple crops · dish soap · soap · fresh produce · shampoo · market basket · laundry detergent · deodorant · food security · corner shop · subsistence economy · bread · milk · convenience store · eggs · rice · pantry staples · canned goods

Opposites
essential vs. superfluous

daily necessitiesluxuries

Non-essential costly pleasures

luxury goods · luxury items · frills · superfluities · extravagances

frequency of need

daily necessitiesbig-ticket items

Expensive goods requiring consideration

heirlooms · collectibles · durable goods · keepsakes

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G