Meaning & Definition of Demand in English

1. An urgent or peremptory request

• "His demands for attention were unceasing"

2. The ability and desire to purchase goods and services

• "The automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"

• "The demand exceeded the supply"

3. Required activity

• "The requirements of his work affected his health"

• "There were many demands on his time"

4. The act of demanding

• "The kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"

5. A condition requiring relief

• "She satisfied his need for affection"

• "God has no need of men to accomplish his work"

• "There is a demand for jobs"

1. 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"

2. Require as useful, just, or proper

• "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"

3. Claim as due or just

• "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

4. Lay legal claim to

5. Summon to court

6. Ask to be informed of

• "I demand an explanation"