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demand
[ dih-mand, -mahnd ]
verb (used with object)
- to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right:
He demanded payment of the debt.
- to ask for peremptorily or urgently:
He demanded sanctuary. She demanded that we let her in.
- to call for or require as just, proper, or necessary:
This task demands patience. Justice demands objectivity.
Synonyms: exact
- Law.
- to lay formal legal claim to.
- to summon, as to court.
verb (used without object)
- to make a demand; inquire; ask.
noun
- the act of demanding.
- something that is demanded.
- an urgent or pressing requirement:
demands upon one's time.
- Economics.
- the desire to purchase, coupled with the power to do so.
- the quantity of goods that buyers will take at a particular price.
- a requisition; a legal claim:
The demands of the client could not be met.
- the state of being wanted or sought for purchase or use:
an article in great demand.
- Archaic. inquiry; question.
demand
/ dɪˈmɑːnd /
verb
- to request peremptorily or urgently
- to require or need as just, urgent, etc
the situation demands attention
- to claim as a right; exact
his parents demanded obedience of him
- law to make a formal legal claim to (property, esp realty)
noun
- an urgent or peremptory requirement or request
- something that requires special effort or sacrifice
a demand on one's time
- the act of demanding something or the thing demanded
the kidnappers' demand was a million pounds
- an insistent question or query
- economics
- willingness and ability to purchase goods and services
- the amount of a commodity that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a specified price Compare supply 1
- law a formal legal claim, esp to real property
- in demandsought after; popular
- on demandas soon as requested
a draft payable on demand
demand
- The amount of any given commodity that people are ready and able to buy at a given time for a given price. ( See supply and demand .)
Derived Forms
- deˈmander, noun
- deˈmandable, adjective
Other Words From
- de·manda·ble adjective
- de·mander noun
- counter·de·mand noun
- over·de·mand verb noun
- prede·mand verb (used with object)
- super·de·mand noun
- unde·manded adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of demand1
Idioms and Phrases
- on demand, upon presentation or request for payment:
The fee is payable on demand.
More idioms and phrases containing demand
see in demand ; make demands on ; on demand .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
"Follow up with that person, maybe not in a demanding way, but to say, 'I heard your advice. I've really been working on it. I'm curious if you notice a difference.'"
Overwhelmed by the massive demand — especially with water-dropping aircraft grounded at some points by strong winds — fire hydrants in the hillier elevations of the Palisades ran dry.
The start of the Korean War in 1950 put an end to the affair by demanding greatly increased defense spending on all fronts.
Qualifying home improvements can be used to increase your tax basis in the home and thus decrease your tax bill, but the IRS probably will demand proof of those changes should you be audited.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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