Demand

Definition

demand /dÇ'mɑ:nd; US dÇ'mænd/ n ၁။ [C] ~ (for sb to do sth); ~ (for sth/that…) ေတာင္းဆိုခ်က္။ receive a tax demand ❍ It is impossible to satisfy all their demands. ❍ The workers' demands for higher pay were refused/rejected by the employers. ❍ There have been fresh/renewed demands for the president to resign. ❍ demands for reform/that there should be reform ❍ Our organization is not in favour of abortion on demand (ie whenever it is asked for). ❍ The new aircraft makes tremendous demands of/on pilots (ie requires them to use a lot of skill, strength, etc). ၂။ [U] ~ (for sth/sb) လိုအပ္ခ်က္။ ဝယ္လိုအား။ a sudden upsurge in consumer demand ❍ Poor overseas demand is blamed for the car's failure. ❍ Demand for fish this month has exceeded supply. ❍ Good secretaries are always in demand (ie much wanted). ❍ She is in great demand as a singer. See also SUPPLY AND DEMAND v ၁။ ေတာင္းဆိုသည္။ demand reform/justice/compensation ❍ The workers are demanding better pay. ❍ She demanded an immediate apology/explanation. ❍ He demands that he be told everything. ❍ They demanded to know what I was doing in their home. ❍ ‘Why did you do it?’ she demanded angrily. ၂။ လိုအပ္သည္။ This sort of work demands great patience/one's full attention.

Examples

1. He was sympathetic to their demands.
2. [demand for] : She repeated her demand for an urgent review of the system.
3. [make a demand] : You are not in a position to make demands right now.
4. [meet/satisfy someone’s demands] : She was not willing to meet his demands.
5. [demand of] : The demands of his new job
6. [demand on] : Despite demands on her time
7. she was always courteous to everyone.
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9. 400 new houses will be needed by 2011 to cope with the demand.
10. [demand for] : Demand for organic food is increasing.