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law of supply and demand

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law of supply and demand
n
(Economics) the theory that prices are determined by the interaction of supply and demand: an increase in supply will lower prices if not accompanied by increased demand, and an increase in demand will raise prices unless accompanied by increased supply


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The law of supply and demand is perfectly capable of taking care of such matters.
Most of the firms have refused to accept this condition, saying that the prices of cement should be left to be controlled by the law of supply and demand same as all other products.
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