demand en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈmɑːnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /dɪˈmænd/ (General-American)
- /dəˈmænd/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin demandāre Old French demanderbor. Middle English demaunden English demand From late Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandāre. Displaced native Old English ġiwian (“to demand”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The desire to purchase goods and services.
Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.
Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.
2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:
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(countable, uncountable) The market force that causes buyers to be both willing and able to buy a good or service, as measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently salable at any given price point; the amount itself.
Demand for the kitchenware with the pastel colorway has been running low lately, at an average of only 37 units per week.
Supply and demand ebb and flow in a complex interplay.
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(countable, uncountable) A forceful claim for something.
Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality.
The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) A requirement.
His job makes many demands on his time.
There is a demand for voluntary health workers in the poorer parts of Africa and Asia.
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(countable, uncountable) An urgent request.
She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention.
- (countable, uncountable) An order.
- (countable, qualifier:electricity supply, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| demaund | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| demands | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| demaunde | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
demand deposit · print on demand · demand paging · overdemand · income elasticity of demand · demand characteristic · price elasticity of demand · biochemical oxygen demand · supply and demand · cross-price elasticity of demand · demand partner · demand note · oxygen demand · in demand · cross elasticity of demand · print-on-demand · on demand · demand-driven · on-demand · demand letter · counterdemand · redemand · demand-deficient unemployment · demand valve · demand-pull inflation · nondemand · law of demand · demand planning · demand draft · demand side · demand account · deficient-demand unemployment · demand destruction · theoretical oxygen demand · biological oxygen demand · composite demand · demand curve
Synonyms
imposition (a requirement) · call · call
Translations (235)
ru иск (forceful claim for something) · hi माँग (forceful claim for something) · mr मागणी (desire to purchase goods and services) · tl kahingian (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · sh potrážnja (desire to purchase goods and services) · ru прете́нзия (forceful claim for something) · hu igény (need, requirement) · th ความต้องการ (desire to purchase goods and services) · ru тре́бование (forceful claim for something) · uk по́пит (desire to purchase goods and services) · fr demande (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · as গৰজ (need, requirement) · ml ആവശ്യം (desire to purchase goods and services) · lv pieprasījums (desire to purchase goods and services) · ml ആവശ്യം (need, requirement) · my ဝယ်လိုအား (desire to purchase goods and services) · kk сұраныс (desire to purchase goods and services) · cs urgence (urgent request) · be по́пыт (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · be патрабава́нне (forceful claim for something) · fi kysyntä (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · fi vaatimus (urgent request) · is ásókn (desire to purchase goods and services) · as দৰকাৰ (desire to purchase goods and services) · da efterspørgsel (desire to purchase goods and services) · yue 需求 (desire to purchase goods and services) · hu felszólítás (urgent request) · km តម្រូវការ (desire to purchase goods and services) · nb etterspørsel (desire to purchase goods and services) · fa-ira تَقاضا (need, requirement) · az tələb (desire to purchase goods and services) · ko 수요 (desire to purchase goods and services) · cs upomínka (urgent request) · it richiesta (forceful claim for something) · bg потре́бност (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · th อุปสงค์ (desire to purchase goods and services) · bn চাহিদা (desire to purchase goods and services) · hy կարիք (need, requirement) · as বাব (desire to purchase goods and services) · sh záhtev (forceful claim for something) · es demanda (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · fa-ira طَلَب (desire to purchase goods and services) · he בִּקוּשׁ (desire to purchase goods and services) · pt demanda (desire to purchase goods and services) · eo ordono (order) · ka საჭიროება (need, requirement) · he דרישה (forceful claim for something) · ml അത്യാവശ്യം (urgent request) · uk потре́ба (need, requirement) · ru спрос (desire to purchase goods and services) · it esigenza (order) · hy պահանջ (need, requirement) · pl wymaganie (forceful claim for something) · ms permintaan (desire to purchase goods and services) · tt таләп (desire to purchase goods and services) · mt talab (desire to purchase goods and services) · hu kereslet (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · mk побарувачка (desire to purchase goods and services) · nl eis (forceful claim for something) · pt solicitação (order) · nb behov (forceful claim for something) · uk потре́ба (desire to purchase goods and services) · sh за́хтев (forceful claim for something) · kmr teleb (desire to purchase goods and services) · uk потре́ба (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · mn ᠬᠡᠷᠡᠭᠴᠡᠭᠡ (desire to purchase goods and services) · ur تَقاضا (desire to purchase goods and services) · fi tarve (need, requirement) · tk talap (desire to purchase goods and services) · es intimación (forceful claim for something) · sv begäran (order) · bg потре́бност (need, requirement) · ru спрос (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · be патрабава́ньне (desire to purchase goods and services) · bn দাবী (desire to purchase goods and services) · gd fèill (desire to purchase goods and services) · hu követelés (forceful claim for something) · hi तक़ाज़ा (need, requirement) · it richiesta (desire to purchase goods and services) · nb etterspørsel (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · ur مُطالَبَہ (order) · gd iarrtas (desire to purchase goods and services) · bn তাগাদা (desire to purchase goods and services) · sl potreba (need, requirement) · lo ອຸປະສົງ (desire to purchase goods and services) · da efterspørgsel (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · he ביקוש (desire to purchase goods and services) · gd iarrtas (forceful claim for something) · as গৰজ (desire to purchase goods and services) · mk побарувачка (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · az tələbat (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · hu igény (desire to purchase goods and services) · ky суроо-талап (desire to purchase goods and services) · id permintaan (desire to purchase goods and services) · de Nachfrage (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · it domanda (electricity supply: peak demand) · hy պահանջ (forceful claim for something) · cmn 需求 (desire to purchase goods and services) · pt pedido (desire to purchase goods and services) · vi nhu cầu (desire to purchase goods and services) · hu csúcsterhelés (electricity supply: peak demand) · hu felvevőképesség (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · sv efterfrågan (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · sh потра́жња (desire to purchase goods and services) · de Forderung (forceful claim for something) · ur طَلَب (desire to purchase goods and services) · fr exigence (forceful claim for something) · ba һорау (desire to purchase goods and services) · fi huipputeho (electricity supply: peak demand) · fi menekki (desire to purchase goods and services) · as দাবী (urgent request) · et nõudlus (desire to purchase goods and services) · tr talep (desire to purchase goods and services) · hu követelés (order) · sl zahteva (order) · el απαίτηση (forceful claim for something) · uk по́пит (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · pt demanda (order) · be по́пыт (desire to purchase goods and services) · ja 需要 (desire to purchase goods and services) · ar مُطَّلِب (need, requirement) · hi माँग (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · fi kulutushuippu (electricity supply: peak demand) · th อุปสงค์ (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · as দৰকাৰ (need, requirement) · el ζήτηση (desire to purchase goods and services) · sk požiadavka (desire to purchase goods and services) · be патрабава́нне (desire to purchase goods and services) · tg талаб (desire to purchase goods and services) · sv krav (forceful claim for something) · eo postulo (need, requirement) · nb krav (order) · fr exigence (order) · da krav (order) · nl vraag (desire to purchase goods and services) · es intima (forceful claim for something) · bn দরকার (need, requirement) · ro cerere (desire to purchase goods and services) · zza taleb (desire to purchase goods and services) · ru тре́бование (order) · ru потре́бность (need, requirement) · uk вимо́га (forceful claim for something) · uk вимо́га (need, requirement) · es demanda económica (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · pl popyt (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · bg и́скане (desire to purchase goods and services) · de Nachfrage (desire to purchase goods and services) · ug تەلەپ (desire to purchase goods and services) · te పొందగోరు (desire to purchase goods and services) · nb behov (electricity supply: peak demand) · mt domanda (desire to purchase goods and services) · ka მოთხოვნა (forceful claim for something) · eo postulo (forceful claim for something) · es exigencia (order) · mn эрэлт (desire to purchase goods and services) · as চাহিদা (desire to purchase goods and services) · es demanda económica (desire to purchase goods and services) · pl żądanie (need, requirement) · la flāgitātiō (forceful claim for something) · ru тре́бование (need, requirement) · mba hangyo (forceful claim for something) · ru потре́бность (desire to purchase goods and services) · lt paklausa (desire to purchase goods and services) · is eftirsókn (desire to purchase goods and services) · ru потре́бность (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · as চাহিদা (need, requirement) · sh за́хтјев (forceful claim for something) · ga iarratas (desire to purchase goods and services) · it domanda (desire to purchase goods and services) · ar طَلَب (desire to purchase goods and services) · zza waştış (desire to purchase goods and services) · ba һорау (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · ur تَقاضا (need, requirement) · ky талап (desire to purchase goods and services) · mn хэрэгцээ (desire to purchase goods and services) · ps طلب (desire to purchase goods and services) · cs poptávka (desire to purchase goods and services) · eo postulado (desire to purchase goods and services) · sk dopyt (desire to purchase goods and services) · tg тақозо (desire to purchase goods and services) · de Bedarf (desire to purchase goods and services) · fa-ira تَقاضا (desire to purchase goods and services) · bg потре́бност (forceful claim for something) · it necessità (urgent request) · sv efterfrågan (desire to purchase goods and services) · de Anspruch (forceful claim for something) · ka მოთხოვნა (desire to purchase goods and services) · as তাগিদা (urgent request) · sh záhtjev (forceful claim for something) · cs požádání (need, requirement) · es demanda (desire to purchase goods and services) · pl popyt (desire to purchase goods and services) · fr demande (desire to purchase goods and services) · ps تقاضا (desire to purchase goods and services) · kk талап (desire to purchase goods and services) · as বাব (need, requirement) · bn তাগাদা (need, requirement) · be патрабава́ньне (need, requirement) · it rivendicazione (forceful claim for something) · fi vaatimus (order) · fi vaatimus (need, requirement) · lo ຄວາມຕ້ອງການ (desire to purchase goods and services) · te ఆనతి (order) · it bisogno (need, requirement) · se jearru (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · pt demanda (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · cmn 需求 (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · tg тақозо (need, requirement) · hu kereslet (desire to purchase goods and services) · it domanda (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · hy պահանջարկ (desire to purchase goods and services) · mn ᠡᠷᠢᠯᠲᠡ (desire to purchase goods and services) · az tələbat (desire to purchase goods and services) · th ความต้องการ (need, requirement) · is eftirspurn (desire to purchase goods and services) · eo postulo (order) · hy պահանջարկ (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · ru необходи́мость (need, requirement) · tl kahingian (desire to purchase goods and services) · sq kërkesë (desire to purchase goods and services) · bn তলব (desire to purchase goods and services) · nl navraag (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · alt суру (economics: amount a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price) · be патрабава́ньне (forceful claim for something) · uz talab (desire to purchase goods and services) · sl povpraševanje (desire to purchase goods and services) · fi vaatimus (forceful claim for something) · bg тъ́рсене (desire to purchase goods and services) · be патрабава́нне (need, requirement) · da krav (forceful claim for something) · fo eftirspurningur (desire to purchase goods and services) · hi माँग (desire to purchase goods and services) · ru нужда́ (need, requirement) · kmr xwestin (desire to purchase goods and services) · fi kysyntä (desire to purchase goods and services)