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
So we do demand justice and we do speak up and make demands.
It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice, to which we are totally committed in our time.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHer mother made demands about a big ceremony and caused a rift between them.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda | Ruth Michaelson | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSabrine reports that the latest demands by ISIS militants are three prisoners for every captive soldier.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda | Ruth Michaelson | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGiving in to the demands of such a leader will, without question, invite greater aggression and brutality.
The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror | David Keyes | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But the great number of Indians still unconverted demands many more missionaries, whom the king is urged to send.
And yet, the acknowledged state of things here is a grave fact which challenges inquiry and demands explanation.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyOf course I had to satisfy the ruffian's insolent demands, but I did so under protest.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsIn any social movement, then, change and alteration in a new direction must be balanced against the demands of social stability.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockHe was a refuge from herself; in his imperious demands her memory slept, her depths were stagnant.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
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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