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de·mand    Audio Help   [di-mand, -mahnd] Pronunciation Key
–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.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME demaunden < AF demaunder < ML démandāre to demand, L to entrust, equiv. to dé- 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    Audio Help   (dĭ-mānd')  Pronunciation Key 
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.

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on demand
when asked for
Example: I'm expected to supply meals on demand.
Arabic: عِنْدَ الطَّلَب
Chinese (Simplified): 在需要时
Chinese (Traditional): 在需要時
Czech: na požádání
Danish: på forlangende
Dutch: op verzoek
Estonian: nõudmisel
Finnish: vaadittaessa
French: sur demande
German: auf Verlangen
Greek: σε πρώτη ζήτηση
Hungarian: bemutatásra szóló; kívánatra
Icelandic: samkvæmt, *eftir kröfu
Indonesian: atas permintaan
Italian: a, *su richiesta*
Japanese: 要求あり次第
Latvian: pēc pieprasījuma
Lithuanian: pareikalavus
Norwegian: etter påkrav, på oppdrag
Polish: na żądanie
Portuguese (Brazil): sob encomenda
Portuguese (Portugal): à vista
Romanian: la cerere
Russian: по требованию
Slovak: na požiadanie
Slovenian: na zahtevo
Spanish: a petición
Swedish: på begäran
Turkish: istendiğinde
See also: demanding, demand, "on demand" in any language

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