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demand
WIKTIONARY
demand
Noun
  • The desire to purchase goods and services.
  • The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price. economics
  • A need.
  • A claim for something.
  • A requirement.
  • An urgent request.
  • An order.
  • 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. electricity supply
Verb
  • To request forcefully.
  • To claim a right to something.
  • To ask forcefully for information.
  • To require of someone.
  • To issue a summons to court. law