"nice-to-have" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nice-to-haves [plural]
Etymology: From nice + to + have. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|nice|to|have}} nice + to + have Head templates: {{en-noun}} nice-to-have (plural nice-to-haves)
  1. (informal) A feature that a product or service being designed would ideally have, though it may be impractical at present. Tags: informal Related terms: desirement
    Sense id: en-nice-to-have-en-noun-6VsuF0wm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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