Demand

verb

dɪ'mænd

Noun

required activity
“there were many demands on his time”
Similar:Requirement
Type of:ObligationDutyResponsibility
a condition requiring relief
“there is a demand for jobs”
Similar:Need
Type of:ConditionStatus
the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
“the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips”
“the demand exceeded the supply”
an urgent or peremptory request
“his demands for attention were unceasing”
Type of:RequestPetitionPostulation
the act of demanding
“the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money”
Type of:Activity

claim as due or just
“The bank demanded payment of the loan”
Similar:Exact
Type of:Claim
require as useful, just, or proper
“This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”
Similar:Ask Involve Necessitate Need Postulate
request urgently and forcefully
“The victim's family is demanding compensation”
“The boss demanded that he be fired immediately”
“She demanded to see the manager”
Type of:QuestBespeakRequest
ask to be informed of
“I demand an explanation”
Type of:BespeakQuestRequest
lay legal claim to
Type of:Claim
summon to court
Type of:SummonsCiteSummon