# necessaries

Pronunciation: US say "NES-uh-sair-eez" /ˈnɛsəˌsɛɹiz/; UK say "NES-uh-suh-reez" /ˈnɛsəs(ə)ɹiz/

## Noun

1. Items that are essential or indispensable: the things a person cannot manage without.
   - Simple: The basic things a person must have, such as food, clothes, and a place to live.
   - _The charity distributes necessaries like food and blankets to families left homeless by the flood._
   - _Before the long voyage, the crew loaded enough necessaries to last several months at sea._

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