making

Noun

• (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something
  • the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake
    

• an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
  • her qualifications for the job are excellent
    
  • one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
    
  • she has the makings of fine musician
    

• the act that results in something coming to be
  • the devising of plans
    
  • the fashioning of pots and pans
    
  • the making of measurements
    
  • it was already in the making
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  qualification , devising , fashioning