| ask |
to demand or expect. [2/11 definitions] |
| authority |
the right, power, or ability to give orders, make decisions, or demand or compel obedience. [1/5 definitions] |
| call |
a demand or need. [1/22 definitions] |
| call for |
to require; demand. [1/3 definitions] |
| call loan |
a loan that must be repaid on demand at any time. |
| call on |
to put out an official demand to (a person, agency, institution, or the like). [1/4 definitions] |
| challenge |
a calling into question; demand for justification. [1/7 definitions] |
| charge |
to demand or ask as a price. [1/22 definitions] |
| claim |
to assert ownership; demand as one's right. [2/8 definitions] |
| c'mon |
(informal) contracted form of "come on," used to demand or encourage someone to come along quickly or to stop hesitating to do something. [1/2 definitions] |
| commercial bank |
a bank that is involved primarily in receiving demand deposits that are used as checking accounts, and in making short-term loans. |
| counterdemand |
combined form of demand. |
| demandable |
combined form of demand. |
| demand-pull |
of or denoting a type of increase in prices that is caused by increased demand for a limited supply of goods or services. (Cf. cost-push.) |
| double bind |
a situation in which a person can satisfy one expectation or demand only by failing to satisfy another; dilemma. |
| draw |
to make a demand (fol. by "on"). [1/19 definitions] |
| dun1 |
to repeatedly demand payment from. [2/3 definitions] |
| elasticity |
in economics, the degree to which changes in price cause changes in supply or demand for goods or services. [1/3 definitions] |
| encore |
an audience demand for continuation of a performance. [2/3 definitions] |
| exact |
to require, demand, or cause to be given up, esp. by use of force or threat. [1/4 definitions] |
| float |
to allow (a currency) to change in value according to supply and demand. [1/14 definitions] |