Demand \De*mand"\, v. i. To make a demand; to inquire.
The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? --Luke iii. 14.
Demand \De*mand"\, n. [F. demande, fr. demander. See {Demand}, v. t.] 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. Earnest inquiry; question; query. --Shak.
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. That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.
5. (Law) (a) The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due. (b) The right or title in virtue of which anything may be claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person. (c) A thing or amount claimed to be due.
{In demand}, in request; being much sought after.
{On demand}, upon presentation and request of payment.
Demand \De*mand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demanding}.] [F. demander, LL. demandare to demand, summon, send word, fr. L. demandare to give in charge, intrust; de- + mandare to commit to one's charge, commission, order, command. Cf. {Mandate}, {Commend}.] 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. To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question.
I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. --Shak.
3. To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.
4. (Law) To call into court; to summon. --Burrill.
The most recent estimates indicate soy ink will cost about one-third more than conventional low-rub ink, but as the demand for it increases, the price could decrease.
But Ginnie Maes and other mortgage-backed securities were unchanged to slightly higher, bolstered by demand associated with two large new offerings of Remics, or real estate mortgage investment conduits.
It allows abortions if a woman's doctor deems a patient is in "a state of distress." Opponents say this in fact makes abortion available on demand.
But in any deal Noriega works out, he would likely demand a promise that he not be extradited to the United States.
An 11 percent decline in domestic demand and a 17 percent drop in the British market also contributed to the lower profits, the report said.
But earlier heavy issuance of Remic deals that settle in December is creating a groundswell of demand for the securities that back those offerings.
Because idle farm land decimated the demand for labor, fertilizer, farm equipment and other ag inputs.
They wanted the Pact to oppose the West's demand that a unified Germany join NATO.
But Manville executive Mr. Stephens said the Denver-based company's research indicates that the output of one-and-a-half new paper machines will be needed to supply demand for high-quality paperboard for food and beverage containers by 1995.
U.S. industrial production surged 0.7 percent in April as a boom in demand for business equipment helped give the country the biggest increase in factory output in six months, the government said Monday.
At the same time, the board said its monthly survey of help-wanted advertising in newspapers plunged to a five-year low in November, suggesting that the demand for workers has fallen substantially.
Intel attributed the earnings rebound in part to strong demand for parts from personal computer makers.
Japanese officials urged the U.S. to help narrow international trade imbalances by curbing excessive consumer demand and expanding production capacity.
U.S. officials appear to have given up a demand they voiced last week that Japan pledge a specific percentage of its annual gross national product to public works.
Such is the demand for major artists that musical events are often planned a year or two in advance.
The outlook for wheat prices at the farm also has brightened, reflecting brisk export demand and a reduction in once-awesome U.S. wheat stockpiles.
The scenario, played out 13 years ago in what became known as the Tiananmen Incident, is being repeated with haunting similarities as students mourn former Communist Party chief Hu Yaobang and demand political reforms.
The U.S. must also demand removal of hundreds of Soviet advisers, the cessation of military supplies and a review of treaties that might tie Afghanistan inextricably to Moscow.
Inventory rebuilding, capital spending, and stable consumer demand will continue to keep the economy growing, says Michael Sherman, chief investment strategist at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc.
About 5,000 teen-agers marched 22 miles Saturday to demand that the government find jobs for them and the estimated 10 million unemployed people in the country.
We see the car as an American car." The company saw the growing demand in Japan and "thought that it probably would sell," he said.
The six to eight gunmen, who have killed two passengers, demand that Kuwait free 17 pro-Iranian extremists convicted in the 1983 bombings of the U.S. and French embassies there.
Speculative demand was sustained but analysts said that state-owned investment institutions sold heavily in all major stocks, smothering the rally.
That creates a continuing demand for new products.
Wool fetched the highest prices at auction for 18 months last week, thanks to a shortfall in supply, a rise in overseas demand and a sharply lower Kiwi dollar. The market indicator was 494 cents (153p) - 25 per cent up from early last month.
The inmates did demand that there be no prosecution for any crimes committed during the riot, but state officials refused.
But world demand for copper remained strong, a function of the economic growth of industrialized nations.
Mortgage-Backed Securities At a time when derivative mortgage securities are becoming increasingly complex, Ryland Acceptanc Corp. proved that a simple structure can generate strong investor demand.
Much of the buying apparently was based on indications of increased global demand for grain and soybeans, particularly by the Soviet Union.
Association officials again attributed the fall to high interest rates and a slump in demand resulting from slower economic growth, factors that also have been curbing sales here of Japanese-made cars.