¹ demand noun

• a forceful statement in which you say that something must be done or given to you —often + for
• a strong need for something
• the ability and need or desire to buy goods and services —often + for —often + for

² demand verb

• to say in a forceful way that something must be done or given to you : to say that you have a right to (something)
• to say or ask (something) in a very forceful way
• to require (something)