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   demand

   /dɪˈmɑːnd/

   noun

   • 1. an insistent and peremptory request, made as of right: "a series of demands for far-reaching reforms" Similar requestcallcommandorderdictateultimatumstipulationinsistencepressureclamourimportunityurginginformal:a big askarchaic:behesthest
   • ▪ pressing requirements: "he's got enough demands on his time already" Similar requirementneeddesirewishwantclaimimpositionexigency
   • ▪ the desire of consumers, clients, employers, etc. for a particular commodity, service, or other item: "a recent slump in demand" Similar marketcallappetitedesirerun onrush on

   verb

   • 1. ask authoritatively or brusquely: "‘Where is she?’ he demanded" Similar order tocommand totell tocall on toenjoin tourge toliterary:bidaskinquirequestioninterrogatechallenge
   • ▪ insist on having: "an outraged public demanded retribution" Similar call forask forrequestpress forpush forhold out forclamour forbay forinsist onlay claim toclaimrequisitioninsist onstipulatemake a condition ofexactimposeexpectlook for
   • ▪ require; need: "a complex activity demanding detailed knowledge" Similar requireneednecessitatecall fortakeinvolveentailcry out forwant

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): from Old French demande (noun), demander (verb), from Latin demandare ‘hand over, entrust’ (in medieval Latin ‘demand’), from de- ‘formally’ + mandare ‘to order’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. demander noun

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