demand

(noun) an urgent or peremptory request. Example: "His demands for attention were unceasing."

(noun) the ability and desire to purchase goods and services. Examples: "The automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips." "The demand exceeded the supply."

(noun) required activity. Synonyms: requirement. Examples: "The requirements of his work affected his health." "There were many demands on his time."

(noun) the act of demanding. Example: "The kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money."

(noun) a condition requiring relief. Synonyms: need. Examples: "She satisfied his need for affection." "God has no need of men to accomplish his work." "There is a demand for jobs."

(verb) request urgently and forcefully. Examples: "The victim's family is demanding compensation." "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately." "She demanded to see the manager."

(verb) require as useful, just, or proper. Synonyms: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for. Examples: "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."

(verb) claim as due or just. Synonyms: exact. Example: "The bank demanded payment of the loan."

(verb) lay legal claim to.

(verb) summon to court.

(verb) ask to be informed of. Example: "I demand an explanation."