demand
/dɪˈmænd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.84 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To request forcefully.
Example Sentences
- "Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply."
- "Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand."
- "Supply and demand ebb and flow in a complex interplay."
- "Demand for the kitchenware with the pastel colorway has been running low lately, at an average of only 37 units per week."
- "Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality."
- "The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin demandāre Old French demanderbor. Middle English demaunden English demand From late Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandāre. Displaced native Old English ġiwian (“to demand”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈmænd/
- British English: /dɪˈmɑːnd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
demands (plural)
demaund (alternative, obsolete)
demaunde (alternative, obsolete)
demands (present, singular)
demanding (participle, present)
demanded (participle, past)
demanded (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
demanded (first person, past)
demandest (archaic, present)
demanded (past, second person)