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Definition of demand

noun:

• an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing".
• the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips", "the demand exceeded the supply". Antonyms: supply.
• required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health", "there were many demands on his time". Synonyms: requirement.
• the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money".
• 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". Synonyms: need.

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".
• 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". Synonyms: ask, call for, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take. Antonyms: obviate.
• claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan". Synonyms: exact.
• lay legal claim to.
• summon to court.
• ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation".

Related words

ask, call, challenge, claim, clamor, clamour, command, compel, consumption, cost, deficiency, draw, dun, exact, exaction, expect, govern, insistence, insisting, lack, necessity, require, requisition, take, ultimatum, usance, use, want.

Words nearby

remand.

Rhymes with

band, banned, bland, brand, canned, command, disband, expand, fanned, firsthand, firsthand, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, misunderstand, offhand, planned, rand.