demand

Pronunciation: /dɪˈmænd/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an urgent or peremptory request
  2. noun the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
  3. noun required activity

Etymology

From late Middle English demaunden, from Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandāre.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
request
Narrower (hyponyms)
insistence, margin call, ultimatum, call, wage claim

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