n.
1.the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
2.an urgent or peremptory request
3.a condition requiring relief
4.the act of demanding
5.required activity demand v.
1.request urgently and forcefully
2.require as useful, just, or proper
3.claim as due or just
4.lay legal claim to
5.summon to court
6.ask to be informed of
Idiom of the Day
crank out (something) or crank (something) out
to produce or make something
I was able to crank out two very good papers before the end of the year.