Definition of demand

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Demand (v. t.) To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question..

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Collect :: Collect (v. t.) To demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or other indebtedness; as, to collect taxes..
Demanded :: Demanded (imp. & p. p.) of Deman.
Cognovit :: Cognovit (n.) An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just.
Market :: Market (n.) An opportunity for selling anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; a town, region, or country, where the demand exists; as, to find a market for one's wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that region; India is a market for English goods..
Exactor :: Exactor (n.) One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars..
Requisition :: Requisition (n.) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc..
Call :: Call (v. i.) To make a demand, requirement, or request..
Summons :: Summons (v.) A demand to surrender.
Postulant :: Postulant (n.) One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate..
Immoderate :: Immoderate (a.) Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; immoderate grief; immoderate laughter..
Demand :: Demand (v. t.) A thing or amount claimed to be due.
Assortment :: Assortment (n.) A collection containing a variety of sorts or kinds adapted to various wants, demands, or purposes; as, an assortment of goods..
Humble :: Humble (superl.) Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly; waek; modest..
Abate :: Abate (v. t.) To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope..
Protest :: Protest (v.) A declaration made by a party, before or while paying a tax, duty, or the like, demanded of him, which he deems illegal, denying the justice of the demand, and asserting his rights and claims, in order to show that the payment was not voluntary..
Strike :: Strike (n.) The act of quitting work; specifically, such an act by a body of workmen, done as a means of enforcing compliance with demands made on their employer..
Promt :: Promt (superl.) Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate; as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons..
Encore :: Encore (n.) A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous..
Compromise :: Compromise (n.) A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both sides; a reciprocal abatement of extreme demands or rights, resulting in an agreement..
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