Definition of demands

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• demands is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• demands is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• demands is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of demands

• claim as due or just (verb)

  Examples

  1. The bank demanded payment of the loan

  Synonyms

  1. exact
• required activity (noun)

  Examples

  1. there were many demands on his time

  Synonyms

  1. requirement
• require as useful, just, or proper (verb)

  Examples

  1. This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice

  Synonyms

  1. ask
  2. call for
  3. involve
  4. necessitate
  5. need
  6. postulate
  7. require
  8. take
• a condition requiring relief (noun)

  Examples

  1. there is a demand for jobs

  Synonyms

  1. need
• an urgent or peremptory request (noun)

  Examples

  1. his demands for attention were unceasing
• ask to be informed of (verb)

  Examples

  1. I demand an explanation
• lay legal claim to (verb)
• request urgently and forcefully (verb)

  Examples

  1. The victim's family is demanding compensation
  2. The boss demanded that he be fired immediately
  3. She demanded to see the manager
• summon to court (verb)
• the ability and desire to purchase goods and services (noun)

  Examples

  1. the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips
  2. the demand exceeded the supply
• the act of demanding (noun)

  Examples

  1. the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money

See definition of demands in Merriam Webster