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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   The desire to purchase goods and services.

   “Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.”

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   A forceful claim for something.

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

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   A requirement.

   “His job makes many demands on his time.”

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   An urgent request.

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

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   An order.

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   (electricity supply) 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.

8. Meaning 8 · verb

   To request forcefully.

   “I demand to see the manager.”

9. Meaning 9 · verb

   To claim a right to something.

   “The bank is demanding the mortgage payment.”

10. Meaning 10 · verb

    To ask forcefully for information.

    “I demand an immediate explanation.”

11. Meaning 11 · verb

    To require of someone.

    “This job demands a lot of patience.”

12. Meaning 12 · verb

    To issue a summons to court.

How this word is used

• Everyday “Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.”
• General “Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality.”
• General “His job makes many demands on his time.”
• General “She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention.”
• Everyday “I demand to see the manager.”
• General “The bank is demanding the mortgage payment.”
• General “I demand an immediate explanation.”
• General “This job demands a lot of patience.”

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