Demand vs. Command
Demandnoun
The desire to purchase goods and services.
Demandnoun
(economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.
Demandnoun
A forceful claim for something.
Demandnoun
A requirement.
Demandnoun
An urgent request.
Demandnoun
An order.
Demandnoun
(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.
Demandverb
To request forcefully.
Demandverb
To claim a right to something.
Demandverb
To ask forcefully for information.
Demandverb
To require of someone.
Demandverb
(legal) To issue a summons to court.
Demandverb
To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt; to demand obedience.
Demandverb
To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question.
Demandverb
To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.
Demandverb
To call into court; to summon.
Demandverb
To make a demand; to inquire.
Demandnoun
The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand.
Demandnoun
Earnest inquiry; question; query.
Demandnoun
A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to possess; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand.
Demandnoun
That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.
Demandnoun
The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due.
Demandnoun
the ability and desire to purchase goods and services;
Demandnoun
an urgent or peremptory request;
Demandnoun
a condition requiring relief;
Demandnoun
the act of demanding;
Demandnoun
required activity;
Demandverb
request urgently and forcefully;
Demandverb
require as useful, just, or proper;
Demandverb
claim as due or just;
Demandverb
lay legal claim to
Demandverb
summon to court
Demandverb
ask to be informed of;
Demandnoun
an insistent and peremptory request, made as of right
Demandnoun
pressing requirements
Demandnoun
the desire of consumers, clients, employers, etc. for a particular commodity, service, or other item
Demandverb
ask authoritatively or brusquely
Demandverb
insist on having
Demandverb
require; need
Demand
In economics, demand is the quantity of a good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a given period of time. The relationship between price and quantity demanded is also called the demand curve.
Commandnoun
An order to do something.
Commandnoun
The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
Commandnoun
power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
Commandnoun
A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
Commandnoun
The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
Commandnoun
(military) A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
Commandnoun
Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
Commandnoun
(computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
Commandnoun
(baseball) The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
Commandverb
(transitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
Commandverb
(transitive) To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
Commandverb
(transitive) To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
Commandverb
(transitive) to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
Commandverb
(transitive) To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
Commandverb
(transitive) To hold, to control the use of.
Commandverb
To have a view, as from a superior position.
Commandverb
(obsolete) To direct to come; to bestow.
Commandverb
To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.
Commandverb
To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.
Commandverb
To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.
Commandverb
To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price.
Commandverb
To direct to come; to bestow.
Commandverb
To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
Commandverb
To have a view, as from a superior position.
Commandnoun
An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an injunction.
Commandnoun
The possession or exercise of authority.
Commandnoun
Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
Commandnoun
Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
Commandnoun
Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
Commandnoun
A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer.
Commandnoun
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Commandnoun
a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
Commandnoun
the power or authority to command;
Commandnoun
availability for use;
Commandnoun
a position of highest authority;
Commandnoun
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity;
Commandnoun
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Commandverb
be in command of;
Commandverb
make someone do something
Commandverb
demand as one's due;
Commandverb
look down on;
Commandverb
exercise authoritative control or power over;
Commandverb
give an authoritative or peremptory order
Commandverb
have authority over; be in charge of (a unit)
Commandverb
control or restrain (oneself or one's feelings)
Commandverb
dominate (a strategic position) from a superior height
Commandverb
be in a strong enough position to have or secure
Commandnoun
an authoritative order
Commandnoun
authority, especially over armed forces
Commandnoun
a group of officers exercising control over a particular group or operation
Commandnoun
a body of troops or a district under the control of a particular officer.
Commandnoun
the ability to use or control something
Commandnoun
an instruction or signal causing a computer to perform one of its basic functions.
