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demand
Noun
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Demand for something is how much people want of it.
Right now we have a supply in excess of demand for crude oil, gasoline, and heating oil.
The power companies should begin to prepare for increased demand for electricity.
Several sectors were not able to increase their production levels to satisfy the demand requirements.
Colleges have hired more part-time instructors to meet this increased educational demand.
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A demand is what you say must be done or what you say you must have, a strong request.
His demands for new machines were ignored by the company.
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The demands on someone or something are the difficult things that are required of them.
I can't deal with all these demands on my time.
The demands on the machines are beyond what they can produce.
demand
Verb
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If you demand something, you say strongly that you must receive it or that it must happen.
The Lebanese Foreign Minister demanded an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces.
People who lost their home are demanding answers about how the fire got out of control.
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If mathx/math demands mathy/math, mathx/math needs or requires mathy/math.
The problems are real and they demand attention.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
money
Noun
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Money is the coins or notes that are used to pay for things.
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Money is a tool that is used to pay for goods or services.
You don't want to spend your money on an ice cream. You can buy something else.