Meaning of demand | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The desire to purchase goods and services.
   countable, uncountable
2. The market force that causes buyers to be both willing and able to buy a good or service, as measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently salable at any given price point; the amount itself.
   countable, uncountable
3. formal complaint
4. To make a demand.
5. A forceful claim for something.
   countable, uncountable
6. third-person singular present indicative
7. on demand, a. upon request for or presentation of payment.
8. A requirement.
   countable, uncountable
9. second-person singular imperative
10. 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 важ...
    etc
11. An urgent request.
    countable, uncountable
12. 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 тр...
13. An order.
    countable, uncountable
14. petición, demanda;___ feeding → alimentación por demanda.
15. More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.
    countable, uncountable
16. To ask for urgently or peremptorily: demand an investigation into the murder; demanding that he leave immediately; demanded to speak to the manager.
17. To claim as just or due: demand repayment of a loan.
18. To ask to be informed of: demanded an explanation for the interruption.
19. To require as useful, just, proper, or necessary; call for: a gem that demands a fine setting.
20. Law a. To lay legal claim to; claim formally.
    Law

Equivalents

Examples

“Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.”

“Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.”

“Supply and demand ebb and flow in a complex interplay.”

“Demand for the kitchenware with the pastel colorway has been running low lately, at an average of only 37 units per week.”

“Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality.”

“The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition.”

“His job makes many demands on his time.”

“There is a demand for voluntary health workers in the poorer parts of Africa and Asia.”

“She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention.”

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