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English to English noun
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an urgent or peremptory request |  | Example: his demands for attention were unceasing
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the ability and desire to purchase goods and services | | Example: the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips
the demand exceeded the supply
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required activity | | Example: the requirements of his work affected his health
there were many demands on his time
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the act of demanding | | Example: the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money
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a condition requiring relief | | Example: she satisfied his need for affection
God has no need of men to accomplish His work
there is a demand for jobs
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The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand. | | source: webster1913 verb
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request urgently and forcefully | | Example: The victim's family is demanding compensation
The boss demanded that he be fired immediately
She demanded to see the manager
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require as useful, just, or proper | | Example: It takes nerve to do what she did
success usually requires hard work
This job asks a lot of patience and skill
This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
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claim as due or just | | Example: The bank demanded payment of the loan
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lay legal claim to | | source: wordnet30
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summon to court | | source: wordnet30
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ask to be informed of | | Example: I demand an explanation
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To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt; to demand obedience. | | source: webster1913
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To make a demand; to inquire. | | source: webster1913
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