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"Demand" in Chinese : 需求

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Pronunciation : De*mand"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : 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)

Defn: To call into court; to summon. Burrill.

t. [imp. & p. p. Demanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Demanding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*mand"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make a demand; to inquire. The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do Luke iii. 14.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*mand"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. demande, fr. demander. See Demand, v. t.]
Definition : 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 posses; 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 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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