essential item
collocation in Englishmeaningsofessentialanditem
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essential
adjective
uk/ɪˈsen.ʃəl/us/ɪˈsen.ʃəl/
necessary ...
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item
noun[C]
uk/ˈaɪ.təm/us/ˈaɪ.t̬əm/
something that is part of a list or group ...
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(Definition ofessentialanditemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofessential item
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It is unfortunate that the price might deter some individual purchasers but it should be seen as anessentialitemon library shelves.
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The equity aspect relates to the fact that water is anessentialitem, therefore every household should be able to consume a subsistence amount of it.
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Then there is the problem of disasters—a blazer gets torn, anessentialitemis lost.
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These covenants are anessentialitemof value.
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I am indifferent whether it goes for a luxury item or anessentialitem.
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However, it seems to me that the list— wherever it is held and whoever compiles it— is anessentialitemof any such provision.
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The money is being raised by taxation and is being devoted to social reform, of which the alleviation of unemployment is a mostessentialitem.
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I think that that is a mostessentialitemin the programme.
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We need to extend and improve public transport, but the car is anessentialitem, both socially and economically.
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The daily delivery of a heavy,essentialitemof food is a godsend.
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When someessentialitemis required it can be a good investment, but not if used to purchase non-essential luxuries.
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There is, first, the ground that this is an important, indeed anessentialitemin the diet of the people.
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That is welcome because child care is anessentialitemthat we must take seriously.
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Surely that is an absolutelyessentialitemof the housewives' equipment.
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I have said that theessentialitemin the comprehensive test ban treaty is verification.
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This was for a cooker, anessentialitem.
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It seems, therefore, that, since the presence of a televsion set in a pensioner's home is anessentialitemof modern living, we must ask ourselves how we can help.
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Petrol is anessentialitemin the family budget.
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There are 6 million people who lack essential clothing, and 5· million people who have to do without someessentialitemof food for lack of income.
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