demand
/dɪˈmɑːnd/
Dictionary
noun
- The desire to purchase goods and services.
"Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply."
- The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.
- 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."
- An urgent request.
"She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention."
- An order.
- (electricity supply) 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.
Synonyms:imposition
verb
- To request forcefully.
"I demand to see the manager."
- 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.
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