(law, US) A legal document issued by a federal or state regulatory agency with authority over an area which affirms that a proposed acquisition, expansion, or creation of a facility falling under that authority is required to fulfill the needs of a community.

plural of Certificate of Need

(idiomatic) (of information) given to another only when necessary.

Something that one needs to know; a piece of necessary information.

(idiomatic) To need something immediately or urgently; to need something that is already late.

(originally Internet slang, chiefly humorous) Used to designate an assertion or other statement as false, inaccurate, or requiring verification.

plural of need-fire

(US, of a college admission policy) That requires the admitting institution to not consider an applicant's financial situation when deciding admission.

(India, Nigeria, dated UK) To do that which is necessary or required.

simple past tense of do the needful