The desire to purchase goods and services. / (economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price. / A forceful claim for something. / A requirement.

To request forcefully. / To claim a right to something. / To ask forcefully for information. / To require of someone. / (law) To issue a summons to court.

simple past tense and past participle of demand

One who demands; the plaintiff in a real action; any plaintiff.

plural of demandant

(publishing) A system of printing very small runs of a document as required, especially by using computer technology.

Alternative spelling of print on demand

(finance) A note that normally has no date for repayment, but is due on demand of the lender. Usually the lender will only give the borrower a few days notice before the payment is due.

A mechanism in a diving regulator which controls the supply of gas by opening to provide flow when the user inhales, and shuts off supply when inhalation stops.

biochemical oxygen demand