must-have

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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.

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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.

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