necessaries
Things you require
Necessaries are things required for survival or basic functioning—food, shelter, clothing.
The word appears most often in legal contexts, where it defines what a minor or dependent can contract for without parental consent: The court ruled that medical care constituted necessaries.
Outside legal usage, necessities is more common.
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- fundamentalsCore elements of something
- basicsFoundational knowledge of something
- prerequisitesNecessary prior conditions
- requisitesThings absolutely needed
indispensables · must-haves · needs · requirements · provisions · bare essentials · sustenance · subsistence
Protected place or structure
- waterClear essential liquid
- foodConsumable nourishment source
- fireCombustion with flames
- warmthHeat you feel
clothing · medicine · protection · hydration · nourishment · bedding · sanitation · oxygen
Stockpiled food and supplies
- goodsThings for sale
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- materialsRaw stuff for creation
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
equipment · stores · rations · stock · inventory · sundries · toiletries · foodstuffs
Obligations codified in legislation
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- child supportMandated parental financial contribution
- spousal supportPayments to ex-partner
- living expensesCost of daily life
staples
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- fundamentalsCore elements of something
- basicsFoundational knowledge of something
- prerequisitesNecessary prior conditions
requisites · indispensables · must-haves · needs · requirements · provisions · bare essentials · sustenance · subsistence · livelihood
shelter
Protected place or structure
warmth · clothing · medicine · protection · hydration · nourishment · bedding · sanitation · oxygen · rest
provisions
Stockpiled food and supplies
- goodsThings for sale
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- materialsRaw stuff for creation
resources · equipment · stores · rations · stock · inventory · sundries · toiletries · foodstuffs · household goods
statutory requirements
Obligations codified in legislation
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- child supportMandated parental financial contribution
- spousal supportPayments to ex-partner
- restitutionquasi-contract, restitution claims, enrichment, disgorgement, tracing
necessariesluxuries
Non-essential costly pleasures
extras · superfluities · frills · inessentials · nonessentials
necessarieswants
Longs to possess
desirables · optionals · frivolities · treats · pleasures
necessariesluxuries
Non-essential costly pleasures
finery · opulence · extravagance · lavishness · comforts