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Definition of Demand
1. Noun. An urgent or peremptory request. "His demands for attention were unceasing"
Generic synonyms: Petition, Postulation, Request
Specialized synonyms: Challenge, Ultimatum, Insistence, Insisting, Call, Claim, Requisition, Call, Call, Margin Call, Pay Claim, Wage Claim
Specialized synonyms: Challenge, Ultimatum, Insistence, Insisting, Call, Claim, Requisition, Call, Call, Margin Call, Pay Claim, Wage Claim
2. Verb. Request urgently and forcefully. "They demand to move "; "She demanded to see the manager"
Specialized synonyms: Want, Ask, Expect, Require, Clamor, Clamour, Dun, Ask
Generic synonyms: Bespeak, Call For, Quest, Request
Derivative terms: Demander
Generic synonyms: Bespeak, Call For, Quest, Request
Derivative terms: Demander
3. Noun. The ability and desire to purchase goods and services. "The demand exceeded the supply"
Specialized synonyms: Consumption, Economic Consumption, Usance, Use, Use Of Goods And Services
Generic synonyms: Economic Process
Antonyms: Supply
Generic synonyms: Economic Process
Antonyms: Supply
4. Verb. Require as useful, just, or proper. "They demand him to write the letter"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
Exact synonyms: Ask, Call For, Involve, Necessitate, Need, Postulate, Require, Take
Specialized synonyms: Claim, Exact, Take, Govern, Draw, Cost, Cry For, Cry Out For, Compel
Related verbs: Claim, Exact, Take
Derivative terms: Necessity, Necessity, Need, Requirement
Antonyms: Obviate
Specialized synonyms: Claim, Exact, Take, Govern, Draw, Cost, Cry For, Cry Out For, Compel
Related verbs: Claim, Exact, Take
Derivative terms: Necessity, Necessity, Need, Requirement
Antonyms: Obviate
5. Noun. Required activity. "There were many demands on his time"
Exact synonyms: Requirement
Generic synonyms: Duty, Obligation, Responsibility
Derivative terms: Require, Require
Generic synonyms: Duty, Obligation, Responsibility
Derivative terms: Require, Require
6. Verb. Claim as due or just. "The banks demand the check"; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
Exact synonyms: Exact
Specialized synonyms: Command, Call, Call In
Generic synonyms: Claim
Derivative terms: Demander, Exaction
Specialized synonyms: Command, Call, Call In
Generic synonyms: Claim
Derivative terms: Demander, Exaction
7. Noun. The act of demanding. "The kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"
8. Verb. Lay legal claim to.
Generic synonyms: Claim
9. Noun. A condition requiring relief. "There is a demand for jobs"
Exact synonyms: Need
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Specialized synonyms: Deficiency, Lack, Want, Necessity
Derivative terms: Need
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Specialized synonyms: Deficiency, Lack, Want, Necessity
Derivative terms: Need
10. Verb. Summon to court.
11. Verb. Ask to be informed of. "I demand an explanation"
Definition of Demand
1. v. t. To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt; to demand obedience.
2. v. i. To make a demand; to inquire.
3. n. The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand.
Definition of Demand
1. to ask for with authority [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Demand
1. A quantity of a substance, commodity, or service wanted or required. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demand
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