"must-have" meaning in English

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          "roman": "bìxū de",
          "sense": "essential to own",
          "word": "必需的"
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          "roman": "bìbùkěshào",
          "sense": "essential to own",
          "word": "必不可少的"
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          "sense": "essential to own",
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          "sense": "essential to own",
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          "sense": "essential to own",
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          "word": "niezbędnik"
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          "sense": "essential to own",
          "word": "olmazsa olmaz"
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  "word": "must-have"
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          "roman": "bìxūpǐn",
          "sense": "essential item or feature",
          "word": "必需品"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "essential item or feature",
          "word": "välttämättömyystarvike"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "essential item or feature",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "must"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "essential item or feature",
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          "sense": "essential item or feature",
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      "sense": "essential to own",
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      "sense": "essential to own",
      "word": "必不可少的"
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      "sense": "essential to own",
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      "sense": "essential to own",
      "word": "olmazsa olmaz"
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  "word": "must-have"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bìxūpǐn",
      "sense": "essential item or feature",
      "word": "必需品"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "essential item or feature",
      "word": "välttämättömyystarvike"
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