DEMAND

DE ·MAND 2 syllables

A2 · Elementary 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 10 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. an urgent or peremptory request
  2. the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
  3. required activity
  4. the act of demanding

💬 Examples

  • "his demands for attention were unceasing"
  • "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"
  • "the demand exceeded the supply"
  • "the requirements of his work affected his health"

🔗 Similar words

requirementneed
verb
  1. request urgently and forcefully
  2. require as useful, just, or proper
  3. claim as due or just
  4. lay legal claim to

💬 Examples

  • "The victim's family is demanding compensation"
  • "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"
  • "It takes nerve to do what she did"
  • "success usually requires hard work"

🔗 Similar words

necessitateaskpostulateneedrequiretake
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