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de⋅mand
[di-mand, -mahnd]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt. |
| 2. | to ask for peremptorily or urgently: He demanded sanctuary. She demanded that we let her in. |
| 3. | to call for or require as just, proper, or necessary: This task demands patience. Justice demands objectivity. |
| 4. | Law.
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–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to make a demand; inquire; ask. |
–noun
—Idiom| 6. | the act of demanding. |
| 7. | something that is demanded. |
| 8. | an urgent or pressing requirement: demands upon one's time. |
| 9. | Economics.
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| 10. | a requisition; a legal claim: The demands of the client could not be met. |
| 11. | the state of being wanted or sought for purchase or use: an article in great demand. |
| 12. | Archaic. inquiry; question. |
| 13. | on demand, upon presentation or request for payment: The fee is payable on demand. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME demaunden < AF demaunder < ML dēmandāre to demand, L to entrust, equiv. to dē- de- + mandāre to commission, order; see mandate
1250–1300; ME demaunden < AF demaunder < ML dēmandāre to demand, L to entrust, equiv. to dē- de- + mandāre to commission, order; see mandate

Related forms:
de⋅mand⋅a⋅ble, adjective
de⋅mand⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
3. exact. Demand, claim, require imply making an authoritative request. To demand is to ask in a bold, authoritative way: to demand an explanation. To claim is to assert a right to something: He claimed it as his due. To require is to ask for something as being necessary; to compel: The Army requires absolute obedience of its soldiers.
3. exact. Demand, claim, require imply making an authoritative request. To demand is to ask in a bold, authoritative way: to demand an explanation. To claim is to assert a right to something: He claimed it as his due. To require is to ask for something as being necessary; to compel: The Army requires absolute obedience of its soldiers.
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Demand
De*mand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Demanding.] [F. demander, LL. demandare to demand, summon, send word, fr. L. demandare to give in charge, intrust; de- + mandare to commit to one's charge, commission, order, command. Cf. Mandate, Commend.]1. To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt; to demand obedience. This, in our foresaid holy father's name, Pope Innocent, I do demand of thee. --Shak. 2. To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question. I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. --Shak. 3. To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care. 4. (Law) To call into court; to summon. --Burrill.Demand
De*mand"\, v. i. To make a demand; to inquire. The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? --Luke iii. 14.Demand
De*mand"\, n. [F. demande, fr. demander. See Demand, v. t.]1. The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand. The demand [is] by the word of the holy ones. --Dan. iv. 17. He that has confidence to turn his wishes into demands will be but a little way from thinking he ought to obtain them. --Locke. 2. Earnest inquiry; question; query. --Shak. 3. A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to possess; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand. In 1678 came forth a second edition [Pilgrim's Progress] with additions; and then the demand became immense. --Macaulay. 4. That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate. 5. (Law) (a) The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due. (b) The right or title in virtue of which anything may be claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person. (c) A thing or amount claimed to be due. In demand, in request; being much sought after. On demand, upon presentation and request of payment.
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Language Translation for : demand
Spanish:
exigir,
German:
verlangen,
Japanese:
要求する
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.)
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demand
c.1290, from O.Fr. demander "to request," from L. demandare "entrust, charge with a commission," from de- "completely" + mandare "to order." The political economy sense (correlating to supply) is first attested 1776 in Adam Smith.
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Demand
A consumer's desire and willingness to pay for a good or service.
Investopedia Commentary
Think of demand as what you want. For example, market demand is the total of what everybody in the market wants.
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See also: Equilibrium, Supply
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Main Entry: de·mand
Function: noun
1 : a formal request or call for something (as payment for a debt) esp. based on a right or made with force demand on the corporation's board of directors to act —Railroad C. Clark> demand for payment>
2 : something demanded
Main Entry: demand
Function: transitive verb
: to ask or call for with force, authority, or by legal right : claim as due
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demand
see in demand; make demands on; on demand.
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