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The desire to purchase goods and services.
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Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply.
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The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.
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A forceful claim for something.
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Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality.
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A requirement.
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His job makes many demands on his time.
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An urgent request.
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She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention.
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An order.
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(electricity supply) More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.