1 [C] ~ (for sth / that...) a very firm request for sth; sth that sb needs:
a demand for higher pay * demands that the law on gun ownership should be changed * firms attempting to meet / satisfy their customers' demands (= to give them what they are asking for)
2 (demands) [pl.] ~ (of sth)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for demand is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is demand a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, demand is tagged as noun.
Does demand appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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