- demand
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 firm requestADJECTIVE▪ legitimate, realistic, reasonable▪
I think your demand for a higher salary is perfectly reasonable.
▪ outrageous, unrealistic, unreasonable▪ non-negotiable▪ radical▪ urgent▪ central, key, main, major▪ fresh, new, renewed▪There have been new demands for the government to take action to reduce crime.
▪ final▪A final demand for payment had been issued.
▪ written▪ financial, political▪ opposition (esp. BrE), popular, public, union▪The management had no intention of meeting union demands.
▪ pay (esp. BrE), ransom, salary, tax (esp. BrE), wage (esp. BrE)▪A ransom demand has been made for the kidnapped racehorse.
VERB + DEMAND▪ issue, make, present, press, put forward▪Demands have been made for the immediate distribution of food to the refugees.
▪ renew, repeat, step up▪Campaigners have stepped up their demands for immediate government action.
▪ face▪ respond to▪ accommodate, agree to, give in to, meet, satisfy, yield to▪The government cannot give in to the demands of an illegal organization.
▪ refuse, reject, resist▪The reporter refused their demand that he reveal his sources.
PREPOSITION▪ on demand▪Campaigners insist that abortion should be available on demand.
▪ demand for, demand from▪demands from the opposition for a recount of the votes
2 need/desire for goods/servicesADJECTIVE▪ big, buoyant (BrE), considerable, enormous, great, heavy, high, huge, insatiable, peak, strong, unprecedented▪Demand for the product is enormous.
▪There's always a great demand for our soups in winter.
▪ burgeoning, escalating, ever-increasing, growing, increased, increasing, rising, soaring, surging▪ excess, extra▪ constant, steady▪She is in constant demand to make public appearances and give interviews.
▪ changing, fluctuating, seasonal▪ current, future▪ latent, likely (esp. BrE), pent-up, potential, projected▪ overall, total▪We can estimate that total market demand for electrical goods will rise by 8%.
▪ declining, falling, limited, low, reduced, slowing, sluggish▪ consumer, customer, market, popular, public▪By popular demand, the play will run for another week.
▪ domestic, export, foreign, global, local, world, worldwide▪The slowdown in domestic demand was offset by an increase in exports.
▪ electricity, energy, housing, labour/labor, etc.… OF DEMAND▪ level▪a high level of demand
VERB + DEMAND▪ accommodate, cope with, fulfil/fulfill, handle, meet, satisfy, supply▪The factories are staying open to meet the consumer demand for this product.
▪ create, drive, generate▪It is the job of the marketing manager to create demand for the new product.
▪ boost, fuel, increase, spur, stimulate▪Low interest rates are fuelling/fueling demand for credit.
▪ reduce▪ exceed, outstrip▪Supply normally exceeds demand for the bulk of consumer goods.
▪ forecast▪It can be difficult to forecast demand in the construction industry.
DEMAND + VERB▪ grow, increase, rise▪Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.
▪ decline, fall, slow, slow down▪As demand slows, the need to export will return.
▪ exceed, outstrip▪In the housing market, demand is outstripping supply.
PREPOSITION▪ in demand▪These old machines are still in demand.
▪ demand among▪the potential demand among children
▪ demand for▪increased demand for health products
▪ demand from▪the demand from consumers
▪ demand on▪This section of the population makes a high demand on health-care resources.
PHRASES▪ supply and demand▪the law of supply and demand
3 demands difficult/tiring things you have to doADJECTIVE▪ considerable, enormous, excessive, extra, great, heavy, high, impossible▪I think the demands of this job are excessive.
▪ exacting, pressing▪ growing, increasing▪ changing▪Teacher training has to evolve to meet the changing demands of the profession.
▪ competing, conflicting, contradictory▪ day-to-day, everyday▪the day-to-day demands of the job
▪ external▪The person who cannot say no to others' requests is likely to be overwhelmed by external demands.
▪ economic, emotional, financial, physical, practical, sexual, social, technical▪The emotional demands of the job can be overwhelming.
VERB + DEMANDS▪ impose, make, place▪My elderly parents make a lot of demands on me.
▪ fulfil/fulfill, respond to▪We must prepare children to respond to the demands of work.
▪ accommodate, cope with, handle▪How do they cope with the conflicting demands of work and family life?
▪ balance, juggle▪Juggling the daily demands of career and family is rewarding, but never easy.
PREPOSITION▪ demand on, demand upon▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}My work seems to make more and more demands on my time.
verbADVERB▪ angrily, coldly, furiously, harshly, impatiently, indignantly, irritably, roughly, sharply▪‘Where are the keys?’ she demanded angrily.
▪ loudlyPREPOSITION▪ from▪He had demanded money from her.
▪ of▪They failed to provide the information demanded of them.
Demand is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑banner, ↑campaign, ↑consumer, ↑convention, ↑demonstrator, ↑etiquette, ↑fairness, ↑manifesto, ↑petition, ↑protester, ↑resolution, ↑situation, ↑ultimatum, ↑workerDemand is used with these nouns as the object: ↑access, ↑accountability, ↑anonymity, ↑answer, ↑apology, ↑assurance, ↑attention, ↑ban, ↑ceasefire, ↑change, ↑compensation, ↑concentration, ↑concession, ↑conformity, ↑cooperation, ↑crackdown, ↑custody, ↑dexterity, ↑disarmament, ↑discipline, ↑effort, ↑encore, ↑end, ↑enquiry, ↑equality, ↑excellence, ↑explanation, ↑expulsion, ↑extradition, ↑guarantee, ↑halt, ↑hearing, ↑improvement, ↑independence, ↑intervention, ↑investigation, ↑justice, ↑liberty, ↑loyalty, ↑meeting, ↑obedience, ↑patience, ↑payment, ↑perfection, ↑precision, ↑proof, ↑ransom, ↑recognition, ↑reduction, ↑referendum, ↑reform, ↑refund, ↑regulation, ↑release, ↑removal, ↑repayment, ↑resignation, ↑respect, ↑retribution, ↑return, ↑revision, ↑right, ↑submission, ↑surrender, ↑sympathy, ↑tactic, ↑vengeance, ↑wage, ↑willingness, ↑withdrawal
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
