demand

[ dih-mand, -mahnd ]
/ dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd /

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to make a demand; inquire; ask.

noun

Idioms for demand

    on demand, upon presentation or request for payment: The fee is payable on demand.

Origin of demand

1250–1300; Middle English demaunden < Anglo-French demaunder < Medieval Latin dēmandāre to demand, L to entrust, equivalent to dē- de- + mandāre to commission, order; see mandate

SYNONYMS FOR demand

3 exact.

synonym study for demand

3. Demand, claim, require imply making an authoritative request. To demand is to ask in a bold, authoritative way: to demand an explanation. To claim is to assert a right to something: He claimed it as his due. To require is to ask for something as being necessary; to compel: The Army requires absolute obedience of its soldiers.

OTHER WORDS FROM demand

Words nearby demand

demagogic, demagogue, demagoguery, demagoguism, demagogy, demand, demand bid, demand bill, demand curve, demand deposit, demand feeding

British Dictionary definitions for on demand

demand
/ (dɪˈmɑːnd) /

verb (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive)

noun

Derived forms of demand

demandable, adjective demander, noun

Word Origin for demand

C13: from Anglo-French demaunder, from Medieval Latin dēmandāre, from Latin: to commit to, from de- + mandāre to command, entrust; see mandate

Cultural definitions for on demand

demand

The amount of any given commodity that people are ready and able to buy at a given time for a given price. (See supply and demand.)

Idioms and Phrases with on demand (1 of 2)

on demand

When needed or asked for, as in She's always ready to sing on demand, or Nowadays infants are generally fed on demand. This usage is a broadening of this phrase's meaning in finance, that is, “payable on being requested or presented,” as in This note is payable on demand. [Late 1600s]

Idioms and Phrases with on demand (2 of 2)

demand

see in demand; make demands on; on demand.