| demand | | |
| demand | (n.) | an urgent or peremptory request.; "his demands for attention were unceasing" |
| demand | (n.) | the ability and desire to purchase goods and services.; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply" |
| demand, requirement | (n.) | required activity.; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time" |
| demand | (n.) | the act of demanding.; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money" |
| demand, need | (n.) | 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 | (v.) | 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" |
| ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take | (v.) | 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" |
| demand, exact | (v.) | claim as due or just.; "The bank demanded payment of the loan" |
| demand | (v.) | lay legal claim to. |
| demand | (v.) | summon to court. |
| demand | (v.) | ask to be informed of.; "I demand an explanation" |
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