demand
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- noun
- /dɪˈmænd/
:
demanda
- In recessionary time, demand for these goes down.
- meet demand
- satisfy demand
- high demand
Because you have to reconcile a lot of competing demands and wishes.
- Because you have to reconcile a lot of competing demands and wishes.
- You know, we have the demands of humanity keep increasing.
Examples
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But it needs accountants, so there's much more demand, so there's much more opportunity.
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There has been an increased demand for renewable energy sources in recent years.
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We will see a lot of demand for that.
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First, forget finding demand, you have to create demand.
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We expect our demand to be met.
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In this case, demand does not respond to prices.
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Despite the growing demand from tenants for land.
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And I think there's still that demand that you have to consider.
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And there's a big demand for tractors this year.
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There's a lot of demand for that here, then, Reg?
Synonyms
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1.0
Something a person must have to live or be healthy
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2.0
Something you need for a particular purpose or situation
A formal written request for goods, money, or supplies
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Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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The total amount that people, businesses, and the government want to buy in a country at one time
A strong request asking someone to explain or justify their words and actions
- Specialized
A rise in prices when people want to buy more things than before
- Specialized
People change how much they buy of something a lot when its price goes up or down
- Specialized
When buyers buy only at one price, sales drop to zero if price rises and are unlimited if it falls
How Necessary
Surface Forms
Etymology
Demand comes from the Latin root mandare 'to put into the hand' or 'to order', and it came to mean something that must be met. So a demand as a requirement is a need placed on you that should be satisfied.