"demand" meaning in All languages combined

See demand on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈmɑːnd/ [UK], /dɪˈmænd/ [US] Audio: en-us-demand.ogg [US] Forms: demand [singular], demands [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Demand for something is how much people want of it. Tags: singular
    Sense id: simple-demand-en-noun-yIDP7-fz
  2. A demand is what you say must be done or what you say you must have, a strong request.
    Sense id: simple-demand-en-noun-nHeLMWH0
  3. The demands on someone or something are the difficult things that are required of them.
    Sense id: simple-demand-en-noun-vZaEXs9c

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈmɑːnd/ [UK], /dɪˈmænd/ [US] Audio: en-us-demand.ogg [US] Forms: demand [canonical], demands [third-person, singular], demanded [past], demanded [past, participle], demanding [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you demand something, you say strongly that you must receive it or that it must happen.
    Sense id: simple-demand-en-verb-pqZ5AgKK
  2. If x demands y, x needs or requires y.
    Sense id: simple-demand-en-verb-zTR2ih-3
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          "text": "Right now we have a supply in excess of demand for crude oil, gasoline, and heating oil."
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          "text": "The power companies should begin to prepare for increased demand for electricity."
        },
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          "text": "Several sectors were not able to increase their production levels to satisfy the demand requirements."
        },
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          "text": "Colleges have hired more part-time instructors to meet this increased educational demand."
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          "text": "I can't deal with all these demands on my time."
        },
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          "text": "The demands on the machines are beyond what they can produce."
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          "text": "The power companies should begin to prepare for increased demand for electricity."
        },
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          "text": "Several sectors were not able to increase their production levels to satisfy the demand requirements."
        },
        {
          "text": "Colleges have hired more part-time instructors to meet this increased educational demand."
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