bare essentials

This page is about the collocation bare essentials

collocation pattern: adjective + noun

Meaning

things that are needed the most

For example

  • Poor families have just enough money for bare essentials like food and clothing.

  • My first office only had the bare essentials; a desk, a computer and a printer.

Note:
A similar collocation is "bare necessities"

Quick Quiz

The bare essentials are the things that are

a. the most important

b. the easiest to find

c. the cheapest
a) the most important b) the easiest to find c) the cheapest

Contributor: Matt Errey