What is the difference between a 'need' & 'want' ?

A need is an essential like 'I need to eat food to stay alive'.. A 'want' is a desire but not necessarily a 'need' so if you said 'I want a huge steak for dinner.' then that is what you wish but really your 'need' is merely for sufficient nourishment of any kind to continue to live.

Need = Necessity; Want = Desire (maybe a need, but not necessarily so)

WHAT? ARE WE DOING YOUR SCHOOL WORK NOW? JUST THINK ABOUT IT. IT`S VERY EASY.

I need food. I want a 16 ounce ribeye steak, baked potato with sour cream and butter and chives, and some broccoli au gratin, and Texas toast garlic bread, a ceasar salad with ranch dressing, and a cold draft beer.

A need is something you really need and a want is something that you dont need but you just want it , because you want it . Always ask your self the question : Is it a want or a need ? You'd be suprise how much money you can pass up just by not spending if you admit to yourself its a want and not a "NEED"

a need is somthing you have to have to survive like water or air or food or a shelter. A want is somting you dont need to survive, so basically you could survive with out it.

A need is something you cannot live without while a want is a desire or something that pleases you. (pleasure or something you can get tempted with)

Need is something which you need to have it otherwise you cant live like oxygen, water, food etc.Want is something which you want in extra to have a luxurious life.For example Luxurious sedans, AC,ETC

need is a necessity, want is greed!