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      demand
      noun
      The desire to purchase goods and services.
      (economics) 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.
      An urgent request.
      A forceful claim for something.
      An order.
      A requirement.
      (electricity supply) 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.
      verb
      To request forcefully.
      To require of someone.
      To claim a right to something.
      To ask forcefully for information.
      (law) To issue a summons to court.
      Roots
      mando-mand · Latin · entrust, order
      Synonyms for demand
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