Main entry: demand
Definition: the act of demanding
Usage: the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money
Main entry: requirement, demand
Definition: required activity
Usage: the requirements of his work affected his health; there were many demands on his time
Main entry: demand
Definition: an urgent or peremptory request
Usage: his demands for attention were unceasing
Main entry: demand
Definition: the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
Usage: the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips; the demand exceeded the supply
Definition: a condition requiring relief
Usage: she satisfied his need for affection; God has no need of men to accomplish His work; there is a demand for jobs
Main entry: demand
Definition: request urgently and forcefully
Usage: The victim's family is demanding compensation; The boss demanded that he be fired immediately; She demanded to see the manager
Definition: claim as due or just
Usage: The bank demanded payment of the loan
Main entry: demand
Definition: ask to be informed of
Usage: I demand an explanation
Main entry: demand
Definition: summon to court
Main entry: demand
Definition: lay legal claim to
Main entry: take, necessitate, need, ask, require, postulate, call for, involve, demand
Definition: require as useful, just, or proper
Usage: 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