DEMAND

I. noun Date: 13th century 1. an act of ~ing or asking especially with authority , something claimed as due , question , 3. willingness and ability to purchase a commodity or service , the quantity of a commodity or service wanted at a specified price and time , 4. a seeking or state of being sought after , urgent need, the requirement of work or of the expenditure of a resource , II. verb see: mandate Date: 14th century intransitive verb to make a ~ ; ask , transitive verb to ask or call for with authority ; claim as due or just , to call for urgently, peremptorily, or insistently , 3. to ask authoritatively or earnestly to be informed of , to require to come ; summon , to call for as useful or necessary , ~able adjective ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~