demand
demand definition
de·mand (di mand′, -mänd′)
transitive verb
- to ask for boldly or urgently
- to ask for as a right or with authority
- to order to appear; summon
- to ask to know or be informed of
- to call for as necessary; require; need the work demands patience
- Law to ask relief in court for (what is due one)
Etymology: ME demaunden < OFr demander, to demand < L demandare, to give in charge < de-, away, from + mandare, to entrust: see mandate
intransitive verb
to make a demand
noun
- the act of demanding
- a thing demanded
- a strong or authoritative request
- an urgent requirement or claim
- Obsolete a question; query
- Econ. the desire for a commodity together with ability to pay for it; also, the amount people are ready and able to buy at a certain price
- Law a peremptory claim which presupposes no doubt of the claimant's rights
demand Idioms
in demand
wanted or sought
on demand
when presented for payment
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