bare essentials

A form of bare necessities — The most basic items required in order to live or to do something.

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Meanings

nounbare essentials pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of bare necessities.
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APA

bare essentials. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare%20essentials

MLA

“bare essentials.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare%20essentials. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bare essentials,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare%20essentials.

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