demand

demand is a 6-letter English word with 23 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 23 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question.
3. transitive verb. To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.
4. transitive verb. To call into court; to summon.
5. intransitive verb. To make a demand; to inquire.
6. transitive verb. 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.
7. transitive verb. Earnest inquiry; question; query.
8. transitive verb. 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.
9. transitive verb. That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.
10. transitive verb. The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due.
11. transitive verb. The right or title in virtue of which anything may be claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person.
12. transitive verb. A thing or amount claimed to be due.
13. noun. the act of demanding

    "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"

14. noun. required activity

    "the requirements of his work affected his health"

    "there were many demands on his time"

    Synonyms: requirement

15. noun. an urgent or peremptory request

    "his demands for attention were unceasing"

16. noun. the ability and desire to purchase goods and services

    "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"

    "the demand exceeded the supply"

17. noun. a condition requiring relief

    "she satisfied his need for affection"

    "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"

    Synonyms: need

18. verb. request urgently and forcefully

    "The victim's family is demanding compensation"

    "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"

19. verb. claim as due or just

    "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

    Synonyms: exact

20. verb. ask to be informed of

    "I demand an explanation"

21. verb. summon to court
22. verb. lay legal claim to
23. verb. require as useful, just, or proper

    "It takes nerve to do what she did"

    "success usually requires hard work"

    Synonyms: ask, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take

Synonyms

requirement, need, exact, ask, involve, necessitate, postulate, require, take

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in demand:

damned, ddname, madden

Common word forms

demands, demanded, demander, demanding, demandable

Words from these letters

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