demand
demand is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 10 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question. I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. Shak.
- 2.To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.
- 3.(Law) To call into court; to summon. Burrill.
- 4.To make a demand; to inquire. The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do Luke iii.
- 5.1. The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand. The demand [is] by the word of the holy ones. Dan. iv.
- 6.He that has confidence to turn his wishes into demands will be but a little way from thinking he ought to obtain them. Locke.
- 7.Earnest inquiry; question; query. Shak.
- 8.A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to posses; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand. In 1678 came forth a second edition [Pilgrim's Progress] with additions; and the demand became immense. Macaulay.
- 9.That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.
- 10.(Law) (a) The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due. (b) The right or title in virtue of which anything may be claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person. (c) A thing or amount claimed to be due.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- able
- above
- absorbing
- ask
- beyond
- bleed
- bought
- call
- cannot
- case
- charge
- claim
- command
- cost
- costly
- create
- crying
- dear
- dearly
- dearness
- death
- deficiency
- desiderate
- desideratum
- desire
- destitute
- dispense
- dollar
- essential
- essentiality
- exaction
- excess
- exigency
- exigent
- exorbitance
- exorbitant
- expensive
- extort
- extortion
- extortionate
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is demand.
- What is to inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question. I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. Shak called?
- What is to require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care called?
- What is to call into court; to summon. Burrill called?
- What is to make a demand; to inquire. The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do Luke iii called?
- What is he that has confidence to turn his wishes into demands will be but a little way from thinking he ought to obtain them. Locke called?
- What is that which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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