English

nice-to-have

A feature that a product or service being designed would ideally have, though it may be impractical at present.

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    Origin

    From nice + to + have.

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    • partEnglishnice “Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishnyce
        • derivedOld Frenchnice
    • partEnglishto “A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishto
        • inheritedOld Englishtā
        • inheritedOld Englishtō
      • borrowedHindiतो
    • partEnglishhave “To possess, own.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishhaven
        • inheritedOld Englishhabban “to have, possess”

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