Collocations for "demand"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "demand" in context.
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demand
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is in [high, low, great] demand
- the [rising, falling, growing] demand for
- demand for [coal, oil, gas] has [risen]
- demand has [risen] for [coal]
- [domestic, international] demand for
- there's not much demand for (that anymore)
- there is [little, no] demand for
- a demand that you [say, go, do]
- a demand from a [customer, co-worker]
- the [customer's] demands
- the demands of the [people, public, investors]
- a demand for immediate [action, imprisonment, compensation]
- [meet, give in to] their demands
- make unreasonable demands
- making demands on (my time)
- supply and demand
- demand [outstrips, outweighs] supply
- back by popular demand
- a ransom demand
- the [kidnapper's] demands
- the demands of the [kidnapper, criminal]
- demanded a [promotion, raise]
- demand [justice, a fair trial]
- the [defendant, victims, public] demanded [justice]
- (I) demand to [know, speak to, see]
- I demand (that) you [do, show]
- is always demanding [attention, candy]
- [issue, conflict, problem] (that) demands attention
- demand [improvement, efficiency]
- the [task, job] demands [experience, care, patience]
- demands a lot of his [players, employees, workers]
- demands a great deal [from, of] his [children, employees]
- demanded freedom
'demand' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
absolute
- access
- available
- captive
- chant
- chart
- choke
- churn
- concession
- depress
- domestic
- downturn
- equal
- equality
- gauge
- growing
- huge
- increased
- increasing
- indemnity
- infrastructure
- menace
- mismatch
- mounting
- orderly
- outreach
- parallel
- persistent
- pickup
- production
- prompt
- ratio
- reasonable
- relative
- rent
- repeal
- rising
- satisfy
- sensitive
- slide
- soar
- soaring
- spike
- spur
- staff
- static
- strong
- strongly
- supply
- sustainable