demand curve

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1. A mathematical curve, drawn on a graph, that represents what the demand for a commodity would be if its price ranged anywhere from zero to infinity. The point at which it intersects the supply curve for the same commodity supposedly establishes the price of the commodity in a free market. (See supply and demand.)

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“The worries on the demand curve have been alleviated quite a bit.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The reward is a cash machine bolted to the fastest-growing electricity demand curve in America.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

“As a regulator, in some ways you never have enough people, but the supply and demand curve is getting a little askew here.”

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

Maybe aggregate demand also falls, but then what happens to price, when you have both the supply curve and the demand curve shifting?

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025

But it also serves to increase the purchasing power with which to buy commodities, because it increases the aggregate real wealth of the community, and it thus serves to raise the whole demand curve.

From Supply and Demand by Hubert D. Henderson