demand.
The desire to purchase goods and services.
Meaning & usage
The desire to purchase goods and services.
Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.
The market force that causes buyers to be both willing and able to buy a good or service, as measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently salable at any given price point; the amount itself.
Supply and demand ebb and flow in a complex interplay.
Demand for the kitchenware with the pastel colorway has been running low lately, at an average of only 37 units per week.
A forceful claim for something.
Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality.
A requirement.
His job makes many demands on his time.
There is a demand for voluntary health workers in the poorer parts of Africa and Asia.
An urgent request.
She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention.
An order.
More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin demandāre Old French demanderbor. Middle English demaunden English demand From late Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandāre. Displaced native Old English ġiwian (“to demand”).
To request forcefully.
I demand to see the manager.
The police officer will demand (that) you hand the wallet in.
To claim a right to something.
The bank is demanding the mortgage payment.
To ask forcefully for information.
I demand an immediate explanation.
To require of someone.
This job demands a lot of patience.
To issue a summons to court.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin demandāre Old French demanderbor. Middle English demaunden English demand From late Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandāre. Displaced native Old English ġiwian (“to demand”).
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