demand

de-mand · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.

  2. 2.

    (economics) The desire of consumers to purchase goods and services.

  3. 3.

    A pressing requirement or need.

  4. 4.

    To ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows you believe you have a right to it.

  5. 5.

    To require as necessary.

Related words

Antonyms: offer, supply
See also: demanding, demands, request, require
Synonyms: call, claim, need, request, requirement

Etymology

From Old French demander, from Latin demandare meaning "to entrust, commit to one's charge," from de- (completely) + mandare (to order, commit). The meaning shifted in French to "ask, request" before entering English in the 13th century.