demands

Noun

demand (countable and uncountable, plural demands)

1. The desire to purchase goods and services.
   • Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.
2. The market force that causes buyers to be both willing and able to buy a good or service, as measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently salable at any given price point; the amount itself.
   • Supply and demand ebb and flow in a complex interplay.

   Antonyms:

   supply

3. A forceful claim for something.
   • Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality.
4. A requirement.
   • His job makes many demands on his time.

   Synonyms:

   call, imposition

5. An urgent request.
   • She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention.

   Synonyms:

   call

6. An order.

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