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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.
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noun
Idiom6.
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.
EXPANDa 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.
COLLAPSEArchaic. inquiry; question.
13.
on demand, upon presentation or request for payment: The fee is payable on demand.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English demaunden < Anglo-French demaunder < Medieval Latin dēmandāre to demand, L to entrust, equivalent to dē- de- + mandāre to commission, order; see mandate
1250–1300; Middle English demaunden < Anglo-French demaunder < Medieval Latin dēmandāre to demand, L to entrust, equivalent to dē- de- + mandāre to commission, order; see mandate
Related forms
de·mand·a·ble, adjective
de·mand·er, noun
coun·ter·de·mand, noun
o·ver·de·mand, verb, noun
pre·de·mand, verb (used with object)
EXPANDSynonyms
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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Word Origin & History
demand
late 13c., 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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Cultural Dictionary
demand definition
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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