demand

1. v. t. 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. Source: opted

2. v. t. To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question. Source: opted

3. v. t. To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care. Source: opted

4. v. t. To call into court; to summon. Source: opted

5. v. i. To make a demand; to inquire. Source: opted

6. v. t. 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. Source: opted

7. v. t. Earnest inquiry; question; query. Source: opted

8. v. t. 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. Source: opted

9. v. t. That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate. Source: opted

10. v. t. The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due. Source: opted

11. v. t. The right or title in virtue of which anything may be claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person. Source: opted

12. v. t. A thing or amount claimed to be due. Source: opted

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