Definitions
1.nounThe desire to purchase goods and services."Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply."
2.nounThe amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.
3.nounA forceful claim for something."Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality."
4.nounA requirement."His job makes many demands on his time."
5.nounAn urgent request."She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention."
6.nounAn order.
7.noun(electricity supply) More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.
8.verbTo request forcefully."I demand to see the manager."
9.verbTo claim a right to something."The bank is demanding the mortgage payment."
10.verbTo ask forcefully for information."I demand an immediate explanation."
11.verbTo require of someone."This job demands a lot of patience."
12.verbTo issue a summons to court.