demand
noun
1. an urgent or peremptory request
- his demands for attention were unceasing
Definition categories: communication, petition, postulation, request
2. the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
- the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips
- the demand exceeded the supply
Definition categories: process
3. required activity
- there were many demands on his time
Similar word(s): requirement
Definition categories: thought, duty, obligation, responsibility
4. the act of demanding
- the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money
Definition categories: act, activity
5. a condition requiring relief
- there is a demand for jobs
Similar word(s): need
Definition categories: state, condition, status
Sentences with demand as a noun:
- Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.
- There is a demand for voluntary health workers in the poorer parts of Africa and Asia.
- Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality.
- His job makes many demands on his time.
- She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention.
verb
1. 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
Definition categories: communication, bespeak, quest, request
2. require as useful, just, or proper
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
Similar word(s): ask, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take
Definition categories: stative
3. claim as due or just
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
Similar word(s): exact
Definition categories: communication, claim
4. lay legal claim to
Definition categories: communication, claim
5. summon to court
Definition categories: communication, cite, summon, summons
6. ask to be informed of
- I demand an explanation
Definition categories: communication, bespeak, quest, request
Sentences with demand as a verb:
- I demand to see the manager.
- The bank is demanding the mortgage payment.
- I demand an immediate explanation.
- This job demands a lot of patience.