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Entry 10 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Demand

/dĭm-ănd'/ · De·mand · IPA /dɪˈmænd/
01 v. t. To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or per…
imp. & p. p. Demanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Demanding
  1. 1.
    To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt; to demand obedience.
    “This, in our foresaid holy father's name, Pope Innocent, I do demand of thee.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question.
    “I did demand what news from Shrewsbury.” — Shak.
  3. 3.
    To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.
  4. 4.
    To call into court; to summon.(Law)
02 v. i. To make a demand; to inquire.
  1. 1.
    To make a demand; to inquire.
    “The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do?” — Luke iii. 14.
03 n. The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the dema…
  1. 1.
    The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand.
    “The demand [is] by the word of the holy ones.” — Dan. iv. 17.
    “He that has confidence to turn his wishes into demands will be but a little way from thinking he ought to obtain them.” — Locke.
  2. 2.
    Earnest inquiry; question; query.
  3. 3.
    A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to possess; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand.
    “In 1678 came forth a second edition [Pilgrim's Progress] with additions; and then the demand became immense.” — Macaulay.
  4. 4.
    That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.
  5. 5.
    The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due.(Law)
Phrases & compounds
In demand — in request; being much sought after.
On demand — upon presentation and request of payment.