(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a quality or qualification that you must have in order to be allowed to do something or to be suitable for something.
Its products met all legal ~s...
N-COUNT: usu with supp
2.
Your ~s are the things that you need. (FORMAL)
Variations of this programme can be arranged to suit your ~s.
N-COUNT: usu pl, usu with supp