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
dip into (something)
to borrow from a supply of something
We had to dip into our savings to get enough money for a holiday.