DEMAND
Scrabble letter values: D2E1M3A1N1D2 = 10
Definition
- noun an urgent or peremptory request.
- noun the ability and desire to purchase goods and services.
- noun required activity. — synonyms: requirement
- noun the act of demanding.
- noun a condition requiring relief. — synonyms: need
- verb request urgently and forcefully.
- verb require as useful, just, or proper. — synonyms: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call_for
- verb claim as due or just. — synonyms: exact
- verb lay legal claim to.
- verb summon to court.
- verb ask to be informed of.
Examples
- “his demands for attention were unceasing”
- “the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips”
- “the demand exceeded the supply”