Supply vs. Demand
Supplyverb
(transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
Supplyverb
(transitive) To furnish or equip with.
Supplyverb
(transitive) To fill up, or keep full.
Supplyverb
(transitive) To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.
Supplyverb
(transitive) To serve instead of; to take the place of.
Supplyverb
(intransitive) To act as a substitute.
Supplyverb
(transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of.
Supplynoun
(uncountable) The act of supplying.
Supplynoun
(countable) An amount of something supplied.
Supplynoun
(in the plural) provisions.
Supplynoun
An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.
Supplynoun
Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the place of another; a substitute.
Supplyadverb
Supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.
Supplyverb
To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial lake; - often followed by with before the thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition.
Supplyverb
To serve instead of; to take the place of.
Supplyverb
To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of; as, to supply a pulpit.
Supplyverb
To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply money for the war.
Supplynoun
The act of supplying; supplial.
Supplynoun
That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want.
Supplynoun
Auxiliary troops or reënforcements.
Supplynoun
The food, and the like, which meets the daily necessities of an army or other large body of men; store; - used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was discontented for lack of supplies.
Supplynoun
An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures; generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies.
Supplynoun
A person who fills a place for a time; one who supplies the place of another; a substitute; esp., a clergyman who supplies a vacant pulpit.
Supplyadjective
Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve.
Supplynoun
an amount of something available for use
Supplynoun
offering goods and services for sale
Supplynoun
the activity of supplying or providing something
Supplyverb
provide or furnish with;
Supplyverb
circulate or distribute or equip with;
Supplyverb
provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance;
Supplyverb
state or say further;
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
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.
