demand
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.
Law.
to lay formal legal claim to.
to summon, as to court.
to make a demand; inquire; ask.
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.
Idioms about demand
on demand, upon presentation or request for payment: The fee is payable on demand.
Origin of demand
1synonym study For demand
Other words for demand
Other words from demand
- 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)
- su·per·de·mand, noun
- un·de·mand·ed, adjective
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How to use demand in a sentence
Je suis donc oblig, mon grand regret, de demander l'hospitalit du Folk Lore pour les quelques observations qui suivent.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew LangIl nous faut demander pardon au public de lui donner ce livre, et l'avertir de ce qu'il y trouvera.
Instigations | Ezra PoundAu lieu de demander o elle est, ne devrait-on pas demander o n'est-elle pas?
Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 2 of 2) | Frances TrollopeLesprit humain, pouss par une force invincible, ne cessera jamais de se demander: quy a-til au del?
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyDemander la liberté pour soi et la refuser aux autres, c'est la définition du despotisme.
A Lecture on the Study of History | Lord Acton
British Dictionary definitions for demand
/ (dɪˈmɑːnd) /
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)
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 (def. 9)
law a formal legal claim, esp to real property
in demand sought after; popular
on demand as soon as requested: a draft payable on demand
Origin of demand
1Derived forms of demand
- demandable, adjective
- demander, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for 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 New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Other Idioms and Phrases with demand
see in demand; make demands on; on demand.
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