to ask for with authority; claim as a right: [ ~ + obj]:We demanded justice.[ ~ + to + verb]:I demanded to know what we had done wrong.[ ~ + (that) clause]:She demanded that we resign.
[ ~ + obj] to call for, need, or require as right, proper, or necessary:This task demands patience.
to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right:He demanded payment of the debt.
to ask for peremptorily or urgently:He demanded sanctuary. She demanded that we let her in.
to call for or require as just, proper, or necessary:This task demands patience. Justice demands objectivity.
Law
to lay formal legal claim to.
to summon, as to court.
v.i.
to make a demand; inquire; ask.
n.
the act of demanding.
something that is demanded.
an urgent or pressing requirement:demands upon one's time.
Business[Econ.]
the desire to purchase, coupled with the power to do so.
the quantity of goods that buyers will take at a particular price.
a requisition; a legal claim:The demands of the client could not be met.
the state of being wanted or sought for purchase or use:an article in great demand.
[Archaic.]inquiry; question.
Idiomson demand, upon presentation or request for payment:The fee is payable on demand.
Medieval Latin dēmandāre to demand, Latin to entrust, equivalent. to dē-de- + mandāre to commission, order; see mandate
Anglo-French demaunder
Middle English demaunden 1250–1300
de•mand′a•ble, adj. de•mand′er, n.
3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exact. Demand,claim,require imply making an authoritative request. To demand is to ask in a bold, authoritative way:to demand an explanation.To claim is to assert a right to something:He claimed it as his due.To require is to ask for something as being necessary; to compel:The Army requires absolute obedience of its soldiers.
demand/dɪˈmɑːnd/(tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
to request peremptorily or urgently
to require or need as just, urgent, etc: the situation demands attention
to claim as a right; exact
to make a formal legal claim to (property, esp realty)
an urgent or peremptory requirement or request
something that requires special effort or sacrifice
the act of demanding something or the thing demanded
an insistent question or query
willingness and ability to purchase goods and services
the amount of a commodity that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a specified price Comparesupply19
a formal legal claim, esp to real property
in demand ⇒ sought after; popular
on demand ⇒ as soon as requested
Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-French demaunder, from Medieval Latin dēmandāre, from Latin: to commit to, from de- + mandāre to command, entrust; see mandatedeˈmandabledeˈmander
'heavy demand' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):