must-have

See also: must've and Must-have

English

Etymology

From must +‎ have.

Adjective

must-have

1. Essential to own.
   • 2003 December 15, The New Yorker, page 69:

     The must-have toy is the apotheosis of the marketing of toys as fashion accessories.

Translations

essential to own

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 必需的 (bìxū de), 必不可少的 (bìbùkěshào)

• Finnish: välttämätön (fi)
• Icelandic: skyldueign f
• Polish: niezbędnik (pl) m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: olmazsa olmaz

Noun

must-have (plural must-haves)

1. An item that one must own, or a feature that is essential to a service, etc.

   Coordinate term: nice-to-have

   The selfie-stick is this year's must-have.

   • 2021, Steven S. Hoffman, Surviving a Startup, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 58:

     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.

Translations

essential item or feature

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 必需品 (zh) (bìxūpǐn)

• Finnish: välttämättömyystarvike
• French: must (fr) m
• German: Must-have (de) n
• Polish: niezbędnik (pl) m
• Portuguese: essencial (pt) m