Noun

• S: (n) demand (demand%1:10:00::) (an urgent or peremptory request) "his demands for attention were unceasing"
• S: (n) demand (demand%1:22:00::) (the ability and desire to purchase goods and services) "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"
• S: (n) requirement (requirement%1:09:01::), demand (demand%1:09:00::) (required activity) "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"
• S: (n) demand (demand%1:04:00::) (the act of demanding) "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"
• S: (n) need (need%1:26:00::), demand (demand%1:26:00::) (a condition requiring relief) "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) demand (demand%2:32:00::) (request urgently and forcefully) "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
• S: (v) necessitate (necessitate%2:42:00::), ask (ask%2:42:00::), postulate (postulate%2:42:00::), need (need%2:42:00::), require (require%2:42:00::), take (take%2:42:00::), involve (involve%2:42:07::), call for (call_for%2:42:00::), demand (demand%2:42:00::) (require as useful, just, or proper) "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"
• S: (v) demand (demand%2:32:02::), exact (exact%2:32:00::) (claim as due or just) "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
• S: (v) demand (demand%2:32:09::) (lay legal claim to)
• S: (v) demand (demand%2:32:05::) (summon to court)
• S: (v) demand (demand%2:32:06::) (ask to be informed of) "I demand an explanation"