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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024o•blig•a•to•ry /əˈblɪgəˌtɔri, ˈɑblɪgə-/USA pronunciation adj. - required;
necessary;
mandatory;
compulsory:obligatory payment of taxes.
See -lig-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•blig•a•to•ry (ə blig′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, ob′li gə-),USA pronunciation adj. - required as a matter of obligation; mandatory:A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- incumbent or compulsory (usually fol. by on or upon):duties obligatory on all.
- imposing moral or legal obligation;
binding:an obligatory promise. - creating or recording an obligation, as a document.
- Late Latin obligātōrius binding, equivalent. to Latin obligā(re) to bind (see obligate) + -tōrius -tory1
- late Middle English 1425–75
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged necessary, imperative.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged voluntary.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: obligatory /ɒˈblɪɡətərɪ -trɪ/ adj - required to be done, obtained, possessed, etc
- of the nature of or constituting an obligation
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