Demand

  • 21demand — de|mand1 [ dı mænd ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to say in a very firm way that you want something: Angry congressmen are demanding an inquiry into the deal. The demonstrators demanded the release of all prisoners. demand to know/see: She demanded… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22demand — [[t]dɪmɑ͟ːnd, mæ̱nd[/t]] ♦ demands, demanding, demanded 1) VERB If you demand something such as information or action, you ask for it in a very forceful way. [V n from n] Mr Byers last night demanded an immediate explanation from the Education… …

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  • 23demand — 1 noun 1 FIRM REQUEST (C) a very firm request for something that you think someone should give you, or think you have a right to: The government refused to give in to the demands of the terrorists. (+ for): a demand for a 10% pay increase see… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24demand — /dɪ mɑ:nd/ noun 1. asking for payment ♦ payable on demand which must be paid when payment is asked for 2. the requirement by a prospective purchaser for a commodity ● There was an active demand for oil shares on the stock market. ♦ there is not… …

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  • 25demand — /dɪ mɑ:nd/ noun 1. an act of asking for payment ♦ payable on demand which must be paid when payment is asked for 2. the need that customers have for a product or their eagerness to buy it ● There was an active demand for oil shares on the stock… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 26demand — I. 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 demands > 2. archaic question 3 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27demand — /dəˈmænd / (say duh mand), / ˈmand/ (say mahnd) verb (t) 1. to ask for with authority; claim as a right: to demand something of a person; to demand something from a person. 2. to ask for peremptorily or urgently. 3. to call for or require as just …

  • 28demand — demandable, adj. demander, n. /di mand , mahnd /, v.t. 1. to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt. 2. to ask for peremptorily or urgently: He demanded sanctuary. She demanded that we let her in. 3. to&#8230; …

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  • 29demand*/*/*/ — [dɪˈmɑːnd] noun I 1) [C] a firm statement that you want something They made demands that our government could never accept.[/ex] demands for a pay increase[/ex] 2) demands [plural] the things or qualities that are needed in a particular situation …

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  • 30demand — n. & v. n. 1 an insistent and peremptory request, made as of right. 2 Econ. the desire of purchasers or consumers for a commodity (no demand for solid tyres these days). 3 an urgent claim (care of her mother makes demands on her). v.tr. 1 (often&#8230; …

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