demand

de·mand

 (dĭ-mănd′)

v. de·mand·ed, de·mand·ing, de·mands

v.tr.

1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily: demand an investigation into the murder; demanding that he leave immediately; demanded to speak to the manager.

2. To claim as just or due: demand repayment of a loan.

3. To ask to be informed of: demanded an explanation for the interruption.

4. To require as useful, just, proper, or necessary; call for: a gem that demands a fine setting.

5. Law

a. To lay legal claim to; claim formally.

b. To ask that (something) be done in accordance with a legal requirement.

v.intr.

To make a demand.

n.

1. An act of demanding; an urgent request.

2. Something demanded: on strike until they get their demands.

3. An urgent requirement or need: the heavy demands of her job; the emotional demands of his marriage; an increased oxygen demand.

4. The state of being sought after: in great demand as a speaker.

5. Economics The desire for goods or services in an economy, measured as the amount people are ready to buy at a given price: Supply should rise to meet demand.

6. Law

a. A formal claim.

b. A request that some act be done or payment made in accordance with a legal requirement.

7. Archaic An emphatic question or inquiry.

Idiom:

on demand

1. When presented for payment: a note payable on demand.

2. When needed or asked for: fed the baby on 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; see man- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·mand′a·ble adj.

de·mand′er n.

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demand

(dɪˈmɑːnd)

vb (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)

1. to request peremptorily or urgently

2. to require or need as just, urgent, etc: the situation demands attention.

3. to claim as a right; exact: his parents demanded obedience of him.

4. (Law) law to make a formal legal claim to (property, esp realty)

n

5. an urgent or peremptory requirement or request

6. something that requires special effort or sacrifice: a demand on one's time.

7. the act of demanding something or the thing demanded: the kidnappers' demand was a million pounds.

8. an insistent question or query

9. (Economics) economics

a. willingness and ability to purchase goods and services

b. the amount of a commodity that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a specified price. Compare supply¹⁹

10. (Law) law a formal legal claim, esp to real property

11. in demand sought after; popular

12. on demand as soon as requested: a draft payable on demand.

[C13: from Anglo-French demaunder, from Medieval Latin dēmandāre, from Latin: to commit to, from de- + mandāre to command, entrust; see mandate]

deˈmandable adj

deˈmander n

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de•mand

(dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd)

v.t.

1. to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right.

2. to ask for peremptorily or urgently: She demanded that we resign.

3. to call for or require as just, proper, or necessary: This task demands patience.

v.i.

4. to make a demand; inquire; ask.

n.

5. the act of demanding.

6. something that is demanded.

7. an urgent requirement.

8.

a. the desire and means to purchase goods.

b. the amount of goods purchased at a specific price.

9. the state of being wanted for purchase or use: an article in great demand.

10. Archaic. inquiry; question.

Idioms:

on demand,

a. upon request for or presentation of payment.

b. sanctioned by legal rights: abortion on demand.

[1250–1300; Middle English demaunden < Medieval Latin dēmandāre to demand, Latin: to entrust]

de•mand′a•ble, adj.

de•mand′er, n.

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demand

Demand can be a noun or a verb.

1. used as a countable noun

A demand for something is a firm request for it.

There have been demands for better services.

2. used as an uncountable noun

Demand for a product or service is the amount of it that people want.

Demand for organic food rose by 10% last year.

3. used as a verb

If you demand something, you ask for it very forcefully.

They are demanding higher wages.

I demand to see a doctor.

She had been demanding that he visit her.

Be Careful!
When demand is a verb, don't use 'for' after it. Don't say, for example, 'They are demanding for higher wages'.

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demand

Past participle: demanded
Gerund: demanding

Imperative

demand

demand

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	demand - an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing" petition, request, postulation - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority challenge - a demand by a sentry for a password or identification ultimatum - a final peremptory demand insistence, insisting - continual and persistent demands call, claim - a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" requisition - the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use call - a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call" margin call, call - a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement pay claim, wage claim - the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives
	2.	demand - the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply" economic consumption, use of goods and services, usance, consumption, use - (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" economic process - any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth supply - offering goods and services for sale
	3.	demand - required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time" requirement duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
	4.	demand - the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money" activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" exaction - act of demanding or levying by force or authority; "exaction of tribute"; "exaction of various dues and fees" claim - demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
	5.	demand - a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs" need condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" deficiency, lack, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" necessity - the condition of being essential or indispensable
Verb	1.	demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" want - wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" expect, require, ask - consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons" clamor, clamour - make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance" dun - persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone" ask - require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
	2.	demand - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" necessitate, need, require, call for, postulate, involve, ask, take exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" govern - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German" draw - require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches" cost - require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job" cry for, cry out for - need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer" compel - necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"
	3.	demand - claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan" exact command - demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers" claim - ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" call in, call - demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan"
	4.	demand - lay legal claim to claim - ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" demand - summon to court
	5.	demand - summon to court summon, summons, cite - call in an official matter, such as to attend court demand - lay legal claim to
	6.	demand - ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

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demand

verb

1. request, ask (for), order, expect, claim, seek, call for, insist on, exact, appeal for, solicit She demanded an immediate apology.

2. challenge, ask, question, inquire 'What do you expect me to do about it?' she demanded.

3. require, take, want, need, involve, call for, entail, necessitate, cry out for The task demands much patience and hard work.
require give, provide, produce, supply, grant, contribute, yield, come up with, furnish

noun

1. request, order, charge, bidding He grew ever more fierce in his demands.

2. need, want, call, market, claim, requirement, necessity The demand for coal is down.

in demand sought after, needed, popular, favoured, requested, in favour, fashionable, well-liked, in vogue, like gold dust He was much in demand as a lecturer.

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demand

verb

1. To ask for urgently or insistently:

call for, claim, exact, insist on (or upon), require, requisition.

Idiom: cry out for.

2. To assert one's right to:

claim.

Idiom: lay claim to.

3. To have as a need or prerequisite:

ask, call for, entail, involve, necessitate, require, take.

noun

1. The act of demanding:

call, claim, cry, exaction, requisition.

2. Something asked for or needed:

exigence, exigency (often used in plural), need, want.

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Translations

طَلَبطَلب عَلىطَلَب، أمْرمَطالِبيَحتاج، يَتَطَلَّب

poptávkapožadavekpožadovatvyžadovatnárok

krævekravlægge beslag påefterspørgselforlange

AnspruchfordernForderungverlangenBedarf

απαίτησηαπαιτώζήτησηζητώαίτημα

exigenciaexigirdemandapeticiónreclamar

vaatimuskysyntävaatia

exigenceexigerréclamerrevendicationrevendiquer

potražnjazahtijevati

kereslet

eftirspurnkrafakrefjastòarfnast

richiedererichiestadomandadomandare con insistenzaesigere

要求要求する

요구요구하다

paklausapareikalautipareikalavusreikalaujantis daug pastangų

pieprasījumspieprasītprasībaprasīt

eiseisenvraag

etterspørselfordrekravkreverift

żądaniezażądać

exigênciaexigirpedidosolicitaçãodemanda

cerere

требованиетребоватьпотребоватьспрос

zahtevazahtevatipovpraševanje

begärakrav

ความต้องการต้องการ

taleptalep etmekgerektirmekistekistem

nhu cầuyêu cầu

要求需求需要

demand

[dɪˈmɑːnd]

A. N

1. (= request) → petición f, solicitud f (for de) his demand for compensation was rejected → rechazaron su petición or solicitud de indemnización
on demand → a libre disposición de todos, a petición
abortion on demand → aborto m libre
by popular demand → a petición del público

2. (= urgent claim) → exigencia f; (for payment) → aviso m, reclamación f (Pol, Ind) → reivindicación f
the demands of duty → las exigencias del deber
final demand (for payment of bill) → último aviso m
there are many demands on my time → tengo muchas ocupaciones
it makes great demands on our resources → pone a prueba nuestros recursos
her children make great demands on her time → sus hijos absorben gran parte de su tiempo

3. (Comm) → demanda f (for de) demand for coal is down → ha bajado la demanda de carbón
there is a demand for → existe demanda de
to be in great demand, be much in demand → tener mucha demanda (fig) [person] → estar muy solicitado, ser muy popular

B. VT

1. (= insist on) → exigir; (= claim) → reclamar
I demanded to know why → insistí en que me explicaran por qué
he demanded to see my passport → insistió en or exigió ver mi pasaporte
to demand that → insistir en que
"who are you?" he demanded → -¿quién es usted? -preguntó
to demand sth (from or of sb) → exigir algo (a algn)
I demand an explanation → exijo una explicación
I demand my rights → reclamo mis derechos

2. (= require) → exigir, requerir
the job demands care → el trabajo exige or requiere cuidado

C. CPD demand bill N → letra f a la vista
demand curve N → curva f de la demanda
demand draft N → letra f a la vista
demand management N → control m de la demanda
demand note N → pagaré m a la vista

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demand

[dɪˈmɑːnd]

vt

(= ask for) → réclamer, exiger
to demand sth from sb → exiger qch de qn, réclamer qch à qn

(= require) → exiger, requérir

(= insist on) → exiger
to demand to do sth → exiger de faire qch

n

(= requirement) [job] → exigence f
demands on one's time
I have many demands on my time → Je suis très pris.
to make demands on sb → faire appel à qn
to make demands on sth
activities which will make demands on mind and body → des activités qui solliciteront les facultés mentales et physiques
Everyone makes demands on his time → Tout le monde demande de lui consacrer du temps.

(= call) → revendication f
demand for sth → revendication en faveur de qch
demands for better service → revendication en faveur d'un meilleur service
demand to do sth → revendication de faire qch

(for product, service) → demande f
demand for → demande pour
on demand → à la demande
abortion on demand → interruption volontaire de grossesse sur demande, interruption volontaire de grossesse à la demande
to provide treatment on demand → fournir un traitement à la demande

to be in demand (= sought after) [thing, person] → être (très) demandé(e)

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demand

vt → verlangen, fordern (of, from von); (situation, task etc) → erfordern, verlangen; time → beanspruchen; they demanded his resignation → sie forderten seinen Rücktritt; he demanded money → er wollte Geld haben; he demanded to know what had happened → er verlangte zu wissen, was passiert war; he demanded to see my passport → er wollte meinen Pass sehen

n

(= firm request) → Forderung f, → Verlangen nt → (for nach); (= claim for better pay, of kidnapper etc) → Forderung f → (for nach); by popular demand → auf allgemeinen Wunsch; to be available on demand → auf Wunsch erhältlich sein; abortion on demand → Abtreibung f → auf Wunsch; to make demands on somebody → Forderungen or Ansprüche an jdn stellen; he makes too many demands on my time → er nimmt mich zu sehr in Beschlag (inf); he makes too many demands on my pocket → er liegt mir zu sehr auf der Tasche (inf)

no pl (Comm) → Nachfrage f; to create (a) demand for a product → Nachfrage für ein Produkt schaffen; there’s no demand for it → es ist nicht gefragt, es besteht keine Nachfrage danach; to be in (great) demand (article, person) → sehr gefragt sein

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demand

:

demand bill

n (Fin) → Sichtwechsel m

demand deposit

n (Fin) → Sichteinlage f, → kurzfristige Einlage

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demand

:

demand management

n → Steuerung f → der Nachfrage

demand note

n → Zahlungsaufforderung f

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demand

[dɪˈmɑːnd]

1. n

a. (request) demand (for) (help, money) → richiesta (di); (better pay) → richiesta (di), rivendicazione f (di)
by popular demand → a richiesta generale
on demand → a richiesta
I have many demands on my time → sono impegnatissimo

b. (Comm) demand (for) → domanda (di)
to be in demand → essere richiesto/a

2. vt (ask for) to demand sth (from or of sb) → pretendere qc (da qn), esigere qc (da qn); (need) → richiedere
to demand that → richiedere che + sub
I demand to see the manager → esigo di vedere il direttore

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demand

(diˈmaːnd) verb

1. to ask or ask for firmly and sharply. I demanded an explanation. eis, aandring op يَطْلُب поисквам exigir požadovat verlangen forlange; kræve απαιτώ, ζητώ κοφτά exigir nõudma خواستن؛ مطالبه کردن vaatia exiger לִדרוֹש दावा करना zahtijevati, potraživati követel, kér menuntut krefjast esigere 要求する (강력히) 요구하다 (pa)reikalauti []prasīt menuntut eisenkreve, fordredomagać się غوښتل (لكه دپور)، پوښتنه كول: ضرورت درلودل، مطالبه كول، ضرورت درلودل، مطالبه كول، تقاضا كول exigir a cere требовать žiadať zahtevati zahtevati begära, fordra, kräva สอบถาม; ประสงค์ talep etmek 要求 питати; запитувати مطالبہ ، پر زور مانگ yêu cầu 要求

2. to require or need. This demands careful thought. verg, vereis, vra يَحتاج، يَتَطَلَّب изисквам exigir vyžadovat erfordern kræve απαιτώ, χρειάζομαιexigir, requerir vajama نیاز داشتن؛ مستلزم بودن tarvita réclamer לִדרוֹש मांगना zahtijevati, iziskivati igényel memerlukan þarfnast richiedere 必要とする 필요로 한다 reikalauti prasīt perlu vergenkrevewymagać اړه، ضرورت: اړتيا، احتياج بايد، لازم exigir a pretinde требовать vyžadovať zahtevati zahtevati kräva ต้องการ gerektirmek 需要 вимагати, потребувати لازم ہونا ، متقاضی ہونا đòi hỏi 需要

noun

1. a request made so that it sounds like a command. They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money. eis, vereiste, aandrang طَلَب، أمْر изискване exigência požadavek die Forderung krav απαίτηση, αξίωσηpetición nõudmine درخواست؛ خواسته vaatimus revendicationתביעה मांग zahtjev, molba követelés tuntutan krafa richiesta 要求 요구 reikalavimas prasība tuntutan eiskrav, fordringżądanie ، مطالبه كول exigência revendicare требование požiadavka zahteva zahtev krav ความต้องการ talep, istek 要求 вимога مطالبے کی شکل میں کیا گیا اصرار sự đòi hỏi 要求

2. an urgent claim. The children make demands on my time. eis, aanvraag مَطالِب иск exigência nárok der Anspruch stille krav; lægge beslag på διεκδίκησηexigencia nõue درخواست مصرانه tarve exigenceדרישה दावा zahtjev kívánság menuntut krafa esigenza 強要 성가신 요구 reikalavimas prasība tuntutan eisrift, sterk etterspørsel, kravpretensja ، مطالبه كول exigência solicitare требование nárok zahteva traženje anspråk การเรียกร้อง istek 需要 вимога فوری طلب sự yêu cầu 需要

3. willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc). There's no demand for books of this kind. aanvraag طَلب عَلى нужда procura poptávka der Bedarf efterspørgsel ζήτησηdemanda nõudlus تقاضا kysyntä demandeדרישה बिक्री बाजार में मांग potreba, upit igény, kereslet peminat eftirspurn richiesta 需要 수요 paklausa pieprasījums peminat vraagetterspørsel, behovpopyt ، تقاضا كول procura cerere спрос dopyt povpraševanje potražnja efterfrågan ความต้องการซื้อและอำนาจซื้อ talep, istem 需求 потреба; попит مانگ nhu cầu 需求

deˈmanding adjective

requiring a lot of effort, ability etc. a demanding job. veeleisend مُتَطَلِّبٌ إلى جُهْد ومَقْدِرَه изискващ exigente náročný anspruchsvoll krævende απαιτητικόςexigente nõudlik سخت؛ پرزحمت vaativa exigeantתובעני मांगों से भरा zahtjevan igényes berat krefjandi esigente 要求のきびしい 지나치게 요구하는 reikalaujantis daug pastangų prasīgs kerja berat veeleisendkrevendewymagający سخت exigente solicitant требующий усилий náročný zahteven zahtevan krävande ต้องใช้ความชำนาญ zorlu, beklentileri yüksek 艱巨的，費勁的 важкий; вимогливий ہنر ، محنت وغیرہ کا متقاضی ہونا đòi hỏi khắt khe 艰巨的，费劲的

on demand

when asked for. I'm expected to supply meals on demand. op aanvraag عِنْدَ الطَّلَب при поискване sob demanda na požádání auf Verlangen på forlangende σε πρώτη ζήτηση a petición nõudmisel هنگام درخواست؛ عندالمطالبه pyydettäessä sur demande לְפִי הַדרִישָה मांग पर zahtjev bemutatásra szóló; kívánatra atas permintaan samkvæmt/eftir kröfu a/su richiesta 要求あり次第 요구가 있는 대로 pareikalavus pēc pieprasījuma atas permintaan op verzoek etter påkrav, på oppdrag na żądanie مطالبه كول à vista la cerere по требованию na požiadanie na zahtevo po zahtevu på begäran ตามต้องการ istendiğinde 在需要時 на вимогу مطالبے پر theo yêu cầu 在需要时

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demand

→ طَلَب, يَطْلُبُ požadavek, požadovat kræve, krav fordern, Forderung απαίτηση, απαιτώ exigencia, exigir vaatia, vaatimus exigence, exiger potražnja, zahtijevati richiedere, richiesta 要求, 要求する 요구, 요구하다 eis, eisen etterspørsel, kreve żądanie, zażądać demandar, exigência, exigir требование, требовать begära, krav ความต้องการ, ต้องการ talep, talep etmek nhu cầu, yêu cầu 要求

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de·mand

n. petición, demanda;

___ feeding → alimentación por demanda.

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