Definition of demand

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Demand (v. t.) A thing or amount claimed to be due.

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Recede :: Recede (v. i.) To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition..
Answer :: Answer (n.) To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, demand; as, he answered my claim upon him; the servant answered the bell..
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..
Yield :: Yield (v. t.) To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc..
Postulant :: Postulant (n.) One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate..
Concession :: Concession (n.) The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying a demand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous..
Bank Bill :: Bank bill () In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note..
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..
Requisitive :: Requisitive (a.) Expressing or implying demand.
Requisition :: Requisition (n.) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc..
Sciscitation :: Sciscitation (n.) The act of inquiring; inquiry; demand.
Sequestrator :: Sequestrator (n.) One who sequesters property, or takes the possession of it for a time, to satisfy a demand out of its rents or profits..
Claim :: Claim (v./.) To ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due..
Postulate :: Postulate (n.) Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence..
Trover :: Trover (n.) An action to recover damages against one who found goods, and would not deliver them to the owner on demand; an action which lies in any case to recover the value of goods wrongfully converted by another to his own use. In this case the finding, though alleged, is an immaterial fact; the injury lies in the conversion..
Discord :: Discord (v. i.) Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a concord..
Clamor :: Clamor (v. i.) To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to complain; to make importunate demands.
Demand :: Demand (v. t.) 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..
Requisitory :: Requisitory (a.) Sought for; demanded.
Importune :: Importune (v. i.) To require; to demand.
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