DEMAND

demand

(noun) the act of demanding; “the kidnapper’s exorbitant demands for money”

requirement, demand

(noun) required activity; “the requirements of his work affected his health”; “there were many demands on his time”

demand

(noun) an urgent or peremptory request; “his demands for attention were unceasing”

demand

(noun) the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; “the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips”; “the demand exceeded the supply”

need, demand

(noun) a condition requiring relief; “she satisfied his need for affection”; “God has no need of men to accomplish His work”; “there is a demand for jobs”

demand

(verb) request urgently and forcefully; “The victim’s family is demanding compensation”; “The boss demanded that he be fired immediately”; “She demanded to see the manager”

demand, exact

(verb) claim as due or just; “The bank demanded payment of the loan”

demand

(verb) ask to be informed of; “I demand an explanation”

demand

(verb) summon to court

demand

(verb) lay legal claim to

necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand

(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

demand (countable and uncountable, plural demands)

The desire to purchase goods and services.

(economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.

A forceful claim for something.

A requirement.

An urgent request.

An order.

(electricity supply) More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.

Usage notes

One can also make demands on someone.

• See Collocations of do, have, make, and take for uses and meaning of demand collocated with these words.

Synonyms

• (a requirement): imposition

Verb

demand (third-person singular simple present demands, present participle demanding, simple past and past participle demanded)

To request forcefully.

To claim a right to something.

To ask forcefully for information.

To require of someone.

(legal) To issue a summons to court.

Synonyms

• call for

• insist

• (ask strongly): frain

Anagrams

• Dedman, Madden, damned, madden, manded

Source: Wiktionary

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De*mand", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Demanding.] Etym: [F. demander, LL. demandare to demand, summon, send word, fr. L. demandare to give in charge, intrust; de- + mandare to commit to one's charge, commission, order, command. Cf. Mandate, Commend.]

1. To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt; to demand obedience. This, in our foresaid holy father's name, Pope Innocent, I do demand of thee. Shak.

2. To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question. I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. Shak.

3. To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.

4. (Law)

Definition: To call into court; to summon. Burrill.

De*mand", v. i.

Definition: To make a demand; to inquire. The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do Luke iii. 14.

De*mand", n. Etym: [F. demande, fr. demander. See Demand, v. t.]

1. The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand. The demand [is] by the word of the holy ones. Dan. iv. 17. He that has confidence to turn his wishes into demands will be but a little way from thinking he ought to obtain them. Locke.

2. Earnest inquiry; question; query. Shak.

3. A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to posses; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand. In 1678 came forth a second edition [Pilgrim's Progress] with additions; and the demand became immense. Macaulay.

4. That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.

5. (Law) (a) The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due. (b) The right or title in virtue of which anything may be claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person. (c) A thing or amount claimed to be due.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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