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| 1. | [ noun ] an urgent or peremptory request | |
| Examples: | "his demands for attention were unceasing" |
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| Related terms: | request insistence call ultimatum requisition wage_claim margin_call call challenge | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (economics) the ability and desire to purchase goods and services | |
| Examples: | "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips" "the demand exceeded the supply" |
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| Related terms: | supply economic_process consumption | |
| 3. | [ verb ] request urgently and forcefully | |
| Examples: | "The victim's family is demanding compensation" "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately" "She demanded to see the manager" |
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| Related terms: | request ask want clamor ask push dun | |
| 4. | [ verb ] require as useful, just, or proper | |
| Synonyms: | require need take call_for necessitate involve ask postulate | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | obviate imply cost claim cry_out_for draw govern claim need requirement necessity necessity | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a condition requiring relief | |
| Synonyms: | need | |
| Examples: | "she satisfied his need for affection" "God has no need of men to accomplish His work" "there is a demand for jobs" |
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| Related terms: | condition lack necessity necessitate | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (sociology) required activity | |
| Synonyms: | requirement | |
| Examples: | "the requirements of his work affected his health" "there were many demands on his time" |
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| Related terms: | duty necessitate | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the act of demanding | |
| Examples: | "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money" |
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| Related terms: | activity claim exaction | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (law) claim as due or just | |
| Synonyms: | exact | |
| Examples: | "The bank demanded payment of the loan" |
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| Related terms: | claim command call exaction | |
| 9. | [ verb ] (law) lay legal claim to | |
| Related terms: | claim | |
| 10. | [ verb ] (law) summon to court | |
| Related terms: | summon | |
| 11. | [ verb ] ask to be informed of | |
| Examples: | : "I demand an explanation" |
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| Related terms: | request | |
| Similar spelling: |
demander demanding demantoid deaminate |
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