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Pronunciation / Transliteration: də.mɑ̃d
"La demande pour ce produit a augmenté."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An insistent and peremptory request, made as if by right.
"The workers union presented a list of demands to management."
- 1
To ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that one expects to be obeyed.
"The customer demanded to speak with the store manager immediately."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'demander', meaning 'to ask for, question, or request', which stems from the Latin 'demandare', meaning 'to entrust or commit to charge'. Over centuries in Middle and Early Modern English, the term shifted from a legal or authoritative request to the general economic and assertive concept of requiring something forcefully or as a right.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Demand" is said worldwide
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demande
Transliteration: də.mɑ̃d
"La demande pour ce produit a augmenté."
Forderung
Transliteration: ˈfɔʁdəʁʊŋ
"Die Forderung des Kunden war berechtigt."
richiesta
Transliteration: riˈkjɛsta
"Questa è una richiesta urgente."
demanda
Transliteration: deˈmanda
"Hay mucha demanda de viviendas."
exigência
Transliteration: eziˈʒẽsjɐ
"Esta tarefa exige muita atenção."
माँग
Transliteration: maang
"बाजार में इस वस्तु की भारी माँग है।"
需求
Transliteration: xū qiú
"市场的需求正在不断增长。"
요구
Transliteration: yogu
"그들은 정당한 요구를 하고 있다."
要求
Transliteration: yōkyū
"お客様からの強い要求に応える。"
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