must-have

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Frequency: 5.64 in modern English

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

"The must-have toy is the apotheosis of the marketing of toys as fashion accessories."
"The selfie-stick is this year's must-have."
"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."

From must + have.

must-haves (plural)

nice-to-have

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