demand

Noun

• a condition requiring relief
  • she satisfied his need for affection
    
  • God has no need of men to accomplish His work
    
  • there is a demand for jobs
    

• the act of demanding
  • the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money
    

• required activity
  • the requirements of his work affected his health
    
  • there were many demands on his time
    

• the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
  • the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips
    
  • the demand exceeded the supply
    

• an urgent or peremptory request
  • his demands for attention were unceasing
    

Verb

• ask to be informed of
  • I demand an explanation
    

• summon to court

• lay legal claim to

• claim as due or just
  • The bank demanded payment of the loan
    

• require as useful, just, or proper
  • 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
    

• request urgently and forcefully
  • The victim's family is demanding compensation
    
  • The boss demanded that he be fired immediately
    
  • She demanded to see the manager
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  need , requirement , exact , necessitate , ask , postulate , require , take , involve , call for
• Antonyms: 
  supply , obviate , rid of , eliminate