demand

  1. Noun.  The desire to purchase goods and services.
  2. Noun.  (economics) The amount of a good or service that a consumer is willing to buy at a particular price.
  3. Noun.  A need.
  4. Noun.  A claim for something.
  5. Noun.  A requirement.
  6. Noun.  An urgent request.
  7. Noun.  An order.
  8. Noun.  (electric) the 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.
  9. Verb.  To request forcefully.
  10. Verb.  To claim a right to something.
  11. Verb.  To ask forcefully for information.
  12. Verb.  To require of someone.
  13. Verb.  (legal) To issue a summons to court.

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