▪ the desire of purchasers, consumers, clients, employers, etc., for a particular commodity, service, or other item:"a recent slump in demand"Similarmarketcallappetitedesirerun onrush on
verb
1. ask authoritatively or brusquely: "“Where is she?” he demanded"Similarorder tocommand totell tocall on toenjoin tourge toliterary:bidaskinquirequestioninterrogatechallenge
▪ insist on having: "an outraged public demanded retribution"Similarcall forask forrequestpress forpush forhold out forclamor forbay forinsist onlay claim toclaimrequisitioninsist onstipulatemake a condition ofexactimposeexpectlook for
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): from Old French demande (noun), demander (verb), from Latin demandare ‘hand over, entrust’ (in medieval Latin ‘demand’), from de- ‘formally’ + mandare ‘to order’.