demand

Demand is defined as to urgently ask for something or someone ordering someone to do something.

(verb)

An example of demand is a court ordering a father to pay child support.

The definition of a demand is a strong or urgent command or request.

(noun)

An example of demand is a dog owner calling for their dog to come to them after escaping from the leash.

See demand in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

Origin: 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

See demand in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb de·mand·ed, de·mand·ing, de·mands

verb, transitive

To ask for urgently or peremptorily: demand an investigation into the murder; demanding that he leave immediately; demanded to speak to the manager.
To claim as just or due: demand repayment of a loan.
To ask to be informed of: I demand a reason for this interruption.
To require as useful, just, proper, or necessary; call for: a gem that demands a fine setting.
Law
a. To summon to court.
b. To claim formally; lay legal claim to.

verb, intransitive

To make a demand.

noun

The act of demanding.
Something demanded: granted the employees' demands.
An urgent requirement or need: the heavy demands of her job; the emotional demands of his marriage; an increased oxygen demand.
The state of being sought after: in great demand as a speaker.
Economics
a. The desire to possess a commodity or make use of a service, combined with the ability to purchase it.
b. The amount of a commodity or service that people are ready to buy for a given price: Supply should rise to meet demand.
Computer Science A coding technique in which a command to read or write is initiated as the need for a new block of data occurs, thus eliminating the need to store data.
Law A formal claim.
Archaic An emphatic question or inquiry.