demand: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with D · ends with D
Meaning of demand
noun
- countable, uncountable
The desire to purchase goods and services.
Example: Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.
- countable, uncountable
The market force that causes buyers to be both willing and able to buy a good or service, as measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently salable at any given price point; the amount itself.
Example: Supply and demand ebb and flow in a complex interplay.
- countable, uncountable
A forceful claim for something.
Example: Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality.
- countable, uncountable
A requirement.
Example: His job makes many demands on his time.
Listed forms: demands, demaund, demaunde.
Source: Wiktionary — demand.
verb
To request forcefully.
Example: I demand to see the manager.
To claim a right to something.
Example: The bank is demanding the mortgage payment.
To ask forcefully for information.
Example: I demand an immediate explanation.
To require of someone.
Example: This job demands a lot of patience.
Listed forms: demands, demanding, demanded, glossary, demandest.
Source: Wiktionary — demand.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for demand.
noun
required activity
noun
a condition requiring relief
verb
require as useful, just, or proper
verb
claim as due or just
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is demand in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of demand
D(2) + E(1) + M(3) + A(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of demand
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from demand
39 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in demand. Showing up to 24, longest first.