Quick definitions from WordNet (demand)
▸ noun: the act of demanding ("The kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money")
▸ noun: an urgent or peremptory request ("His demands for attention were unceasing")
▸ noun: the ability and desire to purchase goods and services ("The automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips")
▸ noun: required activity ("There were many demands on his time")
▸ noun: a condition requiring relief ("There is a demand for jobs")
▸ verb: request urgently and forcefully ("The victim's family is demanding compensation")
▸ verb: claim as due or just ("The bank demanded payment of the loan")
▸ verb: ask to be informed of ("I demand an explanation")
▸ verb: summon to court
▸ verb: lay legal claim to
▸ verb: require as useful, just, or proper ("This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice")
▸ Also see demand
▸ noun: the act of demanding ("The kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money")
▸ noun: an urgent or peremptory request ("His demands for attention were unceasing")
▸ noun: the ability and desire to purchase goods and services ("The automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips")
▸ noun: required activity ("There were many demands on his time")
▸ noun: a condition requiring relief ("There is a demand for jobs")
▸ verb: request urgently and forcefully ("The victim's family is demanding compensation")
▸ verb: claim as due or just ("The bank demanded payment of the loan")
▸ verb: ask to be informed of ("I demand an explanation")
▸ verb: summon to court
▸ verb: lay legal claim to
▸ verb: require as useful, just, or proper ("This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice")
▸ Also see demand