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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.
a. to lay formal legal claim to.
b. to summon, as to court.
–verb (used without object)
5. to make a demand; inquire; ask.
–noun
6. the act of demanding.
7. something that is demanded.
8. an urgent or pressing requirement: demands upon one's time.
9. Economics.
a. the desire to purchase, coupled with the power to do so.
b. the quantity of goods that buyers will take at a particular price.
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.
—Idiom
13. on demand, upon presentation or request for payment: The fee is payable on demand.
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Origin:
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.
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de·mand   (dĭ-mānd')   
v.   de·mand·ed, de·mand·ing, de·mands

v.   tr.

  1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily: demand an investigation into the murder; demanding that he leave immediately; demanded to speak to the manager.

  2. To claim as just or due: demand repayment of a loan.

  3. To ask to be informed of: I demand a reason for this interruption.

  4. To require as useful, just, proper, or necessary; call for: a gem that demands a fine setting.

  5. Law

    1. To summon to court.

    2. To claim formally; lay legal claim to.

v.   intr.
To make a demand.
n.  

  1. The act of demanding.

  2. Something demanded: granted the employees' demands.

  3. An urgent requirement or need: the heavy demands of her job; the emotional demands of his marriage; an increased oxygen demand.

  4. The state of being sought after: in great demand as a speaker.

  5. Economics

    1. The desire to possess a commodity or make use of a service, combined with the ability to purchase it.

    2. The amount of a commodity or service that people are ready to buy for a given price: Supply should rise to meet demand.

  6. Computer Science A coding technique in which a command to read or write is initiated as the need for a new block of data occurs, thus eliminating the need to store data.

  7. Law A formal claim.

  8. Archaic An emphatic question or inquiry.


[Middle English demanden, from Old French demander, to charge with doing, and from Medieval Latin dēmandāre, to demand, both from Latin, to entrust : dē-, de- + mandāre, to entrust; see man-2 in Indo-European roots.]
de·mand'a·ble adj., de·mand'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to ask for urgently or insistently: demanding better working conditions; claiming repayment of a debt; exacted obedience from the child; tax payments required by law.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Cultural Dictionary

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.)

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

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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Legal Dictionary

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 demands against the estate> —see also CLAIM—on demand : upon presentation and request for payment

Main Entry: demand
Function: transitive verb
: to ask or call for with force, authority, or by legal right : claim as due demand a trial by jury of any issue triable of right by a jury —Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 38(b)> —de·mand·able adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

demand

see in demand; make demands on; on demand.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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