I. di-ˈmand, -ˈmänd, dē- noun
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : an act of demanding or asking especially with authority
a demand for obedience
b. : something claimed as due
a list of demand s
2. archaic : question
3.
a. : willingness and ability to purchase a commodity or service
the demand for quality day care
b. : the quantity of a commodity or service wanted at a specified price and time
supply and demand
4.
a. : a seeking or state of being sought after
in great demand as an entertainer
b. : urgent need
5. : the requirement of work or of the expenditure of a resource
equal to the demand s of the office
demand s on one's time
oxygen demand for waste oxidation
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- on demand
II. verb
Etymology: Middle English demaunden, from Anglo-French demander, from Medieval Latin demandare, from Latin, to entrust, charge, from de- + mandare to enjoin — more at mandate
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
: to make a demand : ask
transitive verb
1. : to ask or call for with authority : claim as due or just
demand ed to see a lawyer
2. : to call for urgently, peremptorily, or insistently
demand ed that the rioters disperse
3.
a. : to ask authoritatively or earnestly to be informed of
demand the reason for the dismissal
b. : to require to come : summon
4. : to call for as useful or necessary
etiquette demand s a handwritten thank-you
• de·mand·able -ˈman-də-bəl adjective
• de·mand·er noun
Synonyms:
demand , claim , require , exact mean to ask or call for something as due or as necessary. demand implies peremptoriness and insistence and often the right to make requests that are to be regarded as commands
demanded payment of the debt
claim implies a demand for the delivery or concession of something due as one's own or one's right
claimed the right to manage his own affairs
require suggests the imperativeness that arises from inner necessity, compulsion of law or regulation, or the exigencies of the situation
the patient requires constant attention
exact implies not only demanding but getting what one demands
exacts absolute loyalty