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demand (verb), demands; demanded; demanding
1. To ask for urgently: The mayor demanded that the police conduct an investigation into the murder of the child as soon as possible

Theodore demanded to speak to the manager about the poor quality of the product that he had recently purchased.

2. To claim as just or due: The bank is demanding repayment of Joe's loan.

3. To ask to be informed of: The teacher was demanding to know why the students thought her comments were so funny.
4. To require as useful, just, proper, or necessary; to call for: Jill was told that the jewelry she was considering to buy had a gem that demanded a fine setting in the necklace.
5. In law: To summon to court; to claim formally; lay legal claim to: During the court proceedings documents were demanded by the prosecutor for further proof of the case.
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aggregate demand (s) (noun phrase), aggregate demands (pl)
The total spending on goods and services by all sectors, including consumers, business, government, and foreign: When taxes rise, the result is a reduction in the aggregate demand, particularly in vehicles and durable items.
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peak demand, peak load (s) (noun), peak demands; peak loads (pl)
The maximum energy demand or load in a specified time period: The peak demand describes or shows the maximum stress on the power infrastructure of a building during a day, month, or season, for example
This entry is located in the following units: load, loading, loaded (page 1) Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms + (page 15)
total AC load demand (s) (noun), total AC load demands (pl)
The sum of the alternating current loads: A total AC load demand is a value that is important when selecting an inverter.

This entry is located in the following units: load, loading, loaded (page 2) Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms + (page 22)