needful: Meaning and Definition of

need•ful

Pronunciation: (nēd'ful), [key]
— adj.
  1. necessary or required: needful supplies.
  2. needy.
—n.
  1. money, esp. immediately available cash: They haven't the needful for a car right now.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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