demand+(verb)

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• demand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 firm request ADJECTIVE ▪ legitimate, realistic, reasonable ▪ I think your demand for a higher salary is perfectly reasonable. ▪ outrageous, unrealistic …   Collocations dictionary

• demand — /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

• demand — noun 1》 an insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.     ↘(demands) pressing requirements. 2》 the desire of purchasers, consumers, etc. for a particular commodity or service: a recent slump in demand. verb ask authoritatively or… …   English new terms dictionary

• demand — de·mand 1 n 1: a formal request or call for something (as payment for a debt) esp. based on a right or made with force a shareholder must first make a demand on the corporation s board of directors to act R. C. Clark a written demand for payment… …   Law dictionary

• demand — vb Demand, claim, require, exact are comparable not as close synonyms but as sharing the basic meaning to ask or call for something as due or as necessary or as strongly desired. Demand strongly implies peremptoriness or insistency; if the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• demand — ► NOUN 1) an insistent and peremptory request, made as of right. 2) (demands) pressing requirements. 3) the desire of purchasers or consumers for a particular commodity or service. ► VERB 1) ask authoritatively or brusquely. 2) insist on having …   English terms dictionary

• demand — 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

• demand — [[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… …   English dictionary

• demand — /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 …  

• demand — an order to comply with an obligation. In business, paying on demand means that the obligation must be satisfied immediately when requested. Glossary of Business Terms The desire to purchase economic goods or services (and the financial ability… …   Financial and business terms

• demand — 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