Demand Definition
dĭ-mănd
demanded, demanding, demands
verb
demanded, demanding, demands
To ask for boldly or urgently.
Webster's New World
To claim as just or due.
Demand repayment of a loan.
American Heritage
To order to appear; summon.
Webster's New World
To ask to know or be informed of.
Webster's New World
To make a demand.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
demands
The act of demanding.
Webster's New World
A thing demanded.
Webster's New World
A strong or authoritative request.
Webster's New World
An urgent requirement or claim.
Webster's New World
The state of being sought after.
In great demand as a speaker.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- sales resistance
- lack of interest
- indifference
- reply
- grant
- offer
- supply
idiom
on demand
- When presented for payment:
a note payable on demand.
- When needed or asked for:
fed the baby on demand.
American Heritage
in demand
- wanted or sought
Webster's New World
on demand
- when presented for payment
Webster's New World
Origin of Demand
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Middle English demanden from Old French demander to charge with doing, and from Medieval Latin dēmandāre to demand both from Latin to entrust dē- de- mandāre to entrust man-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French demander.
From Wiktionary
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