Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nice-to-have

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.35 in modern English

Syllables: nice--to-have
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A feature that a product or service being designed would ideally have, though it may be impractical at present.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."
"While Freightliner said electrification would "make a significant difference" by enabling electric-hauled services directly into the port, Smith observed: "It's a nice-to-have, but we're not in a nice-to-have environment.""

Etymology

From nice + to + have.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nice
Suffix: to

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

nice-to-haves (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

desirement must-have

Questions

What does nice-to-have mean?: A feature that a product or service being designed would ideally have, though it may be impractical at present.
Where does nice-to-have come from?: From nice + to + have.

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