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"The bank demanded payment of the loan"verbclaim as due or just
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"there were many demands on his time"nounrequired activity
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"This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"verbrequire as useful, just, or proper
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"there is a demand for jobs"nouna condition requiring relief
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"his demands for attention were unceasing"nounan urgent or peremptory requesttype of:
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"I demand an explanation"verbask to be informed of
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"The victim's family is demanding compensation" "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately" "She demanded to see the manager"verbrequest urgently and forcefully
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verbsummon to court
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"the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips" "the demand exceeded the supply"nounthe ability and desire to purchase goods and servicesOpposite:type of:
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"the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"nounthe act of demandingtype of:
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want take need call ask use expect cost duty draw condition responsibility command request challenge lack claim exact status activity require quest involve obligation petition summon necessity consumption govern insisting requirement summons deficiency ultimatum compel dun cite insistence requisition clamour clamor exaction postulate demander bespeak necessitate call in call for cry for cry out for postulation wage claim pay claim margin call ask for economic process usance use of goods and services economic consumption