1. Verb
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.
2. Verb
To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question.
3. Verb
To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.
4. Verb
To call into court; to summon.
5. Verb
To make a demand; to inquire.
6. Verb
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.
7. Verb
Earnest inquiry; question; query.
8. Verb
A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to possess; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand.
9. Verb
That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.
10. Verb
The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due.
11. Verb
The right or title in virtue of which anything may be claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person.
12. Verb
A thing or amount claimed to be due.
13. Noun
How much buyers want and can afford to purchase.
The quantity of a good or service consumers are willing and able to buy at different prices.
“Demand grew after the product received favourable reviews.”
14. Noun
required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"
Vocabulary classified under Law
15. Noun
the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"
Vocabulary classified under Economics
16. 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"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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