A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some purpose; something that one can not do without; a requisite; an essential; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the necessaries of life.
anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
essential, indispensable and/or required newel post: a post used in the balustrade (handrail) to hold up or secure handrails or guardrails on stairs or decks; usually the end or main post
This is a common word used in a peculiar way by medical insurance companies and which results in great confusion. When an insurance company uses the word “necessary” they indicate that they are willing to pay. If they say “not necessary” they mean that they will not pay. It has nothing to do with a patient's need for a treatment. For example, an insurance denial form may use the abbreviation, “MED PROC NOT NEC” to indicate that they have decided that the procedure is “not necessary” for the patient, and that they do not wish to pay for any charges.
(1) In logic, any statement whose denial would involve a contradiction. (2) In ontology, the quality of a being that is eternal and needs nothing else to exist or continue to exist.
The little blue porta-potties/outhouses/chemical toilets found at reenactments. "The necessary" was actually a period term for outhouse. Also called Comfort Station, Hooters, Irish Shanty, Officer's Quarters, and Our Lady of the Blue Waters.
An expense that is appropriate and helpful in furthering the taxpayer's business or income-producing activity. See also Ordinary defined elsewhere in this glossary.