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must-have en · ADJ

Etymology

From must + have.

Meanings

1. Essential to own.
   • The must-have toy is the apotheosis of the marketing of toys as fashion accessories. 2003 December 15, The New Yorker, page 69:

Translations (10)

es imprescindible (essential to own) · tr olmazsa olmaz (essential to own) · is skyldueign (essential to own) · pl niezbędnik (essential to own) · ru необходимое (essential to own) · es esencial (essential to own) · fi välttämätön (essential to own) · cmn 必不可少的 (essential to own) · es fundamental (essential to own) · cmn 必需的 (essential to own)

must-have en · NOUN

Etymology

From must + have.

Meanings

1. An item that one must own, or a feature that is essential to a service, etc.
   • There's a huge gulf between “must-have” and “nice-to-have” products. If you sell a nice-to-have product, no one, not even your best friends, will use it long term. We all focus on must-haves. 2021, Steven S. Hoffman, Surviving a Startup, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 58:
   • The selfie-stick is this year's must-have.

Forms

Coordinates

nice-to-have

Translations (9)

es necesidad (essential item or feature) · fr must (essential item or feature) · cmn 必需品 (essential item or feature) · pl niezbędnik (essential item or feature) · fi välttämättömyystarvike (essential item or feature) · de Must-have (essential item or feature) · es esencial (essential item or feature) · pt essencial (essential item or feature) · es imprescindible (essential item or feature)