Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basic needs

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: ba-sic needs
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being, usually in terms of consumption goods.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Who then should determine basic needs? The answer seems to be the following: “The unequivocal answer is that the people themselves should decide on the scope, content and priority of their own basic needs”."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does basic needs mean?: The absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being, usually in terms of consumption goods.

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