DEMAND
/dɪˈmɑːnd/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 12
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
- “Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.”
- “Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality.”
- “His job makes many demands on his time.”
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