Demand

/dɪˈmɑːnd/ noun, verb

noun, verb ·Very common ·Middle school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The desire to purchase goods and services. countable, uncountable

    "Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply."

  2. 2
    the act of demanding wordnet
  3. 3
    The market force that causes buyers to be both willing and able to buy a good or service, as measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently salable at any given price point; the amount itself. countable, uncountable

    "Supply and demand ebb and flow in a complex interplay."

  4. 4
    required activity wordnet
  5. 5
    A forceful claim for something. countable, uncountable

    "Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality."

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  1. 6
    an urgent or peremptory request wordnet
  2. 7
    A requirement. countable, uncountable

    "His job makes many demands on his time."

  3. 8
    the ability and desire to purchase goods and services wordnet
  4. 9
    An urgent request. countable, uncountable

    "She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention."

  5. 10
    a condition requiring relief wordnet
  6. 11
    An order. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To request forcefully.

    "I demand to see the manager."

  2. 2
    request urgently and forcefully wordnet
  3. 3
    To claim a right to something.

    "The bank is demanding the mortgage payment."

  4. 4
    claim as due or just wordnet
  5. 5
    To ask forcefully for information.

    "I demand an immediate explanation."

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  1. 6
    ask to be informed of wordnet
  2. 7
    To require of someone.

    "This job demands a lot of patience."

  3. 8
    summon to court wordnet
  4. 9
    To issue a summons to court.
  5. 10
    lay legal claim to wordnet
  6. 11
    require as useful, just, or proper wordnet

Synonyms

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call forneedrequirementaccostingaddressadjures

Example

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"That young critic is in high demand in a lot of places."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin dēmandō Old French demanderbor. Middle English demaunden English demand From late Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandāre.

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