Demand Meaning

There are 11 meaning(s) for word Demand

Meaning 1 : claim as due or just

    Example : The bank demanded payment of the loan

    Synonyms : exact
Meaning 2 : required activity

    Example : there were many demands on his time

    Synonyms : requirement
Meaning 3 : require as useful, just, or proper

    Example : This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice

    Synonyms : ask,  call for,  involve,  necessitate,  need,  postulate,  require,  take
Meaning 4 : a condition requiring relief

    Example : there is a demand for jobs

    Synonyms : need
Meaning 5 : an urgent or peremptory request

    Example : his demands for attention were unceasing

Meaning 6 : ask to be informed of

    Example : I demand an explanation

Meaning 7 : lay legal claim to

Meaning 8 : request urgently and forcefully

    Example : The victim's family is demanding compensation,The boss demanded that he be fired immediately,She demanded to see the manager

Meaning 9 : summon to court

Meaning 10 : the ability and desire to purchase goods and services

    Example : the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips,the demand exceeded the supply

Meaning 11 : the act of demanding

    Example : the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money

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