The difference between Demand and Frain
When used as verbs, demand means to request forcefully, whereas frain means to ask, inquire.
Demand is also noun with the meaning: the desire to purchase goods and services.
check bellow for the other definitions of Demand and Frain
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Demand as a noun:
The desire to purchase goods and services.
Examples:
"Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply."
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Demand as a noun (economics):
The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.
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Demand as a noun:
A forceful claim for something.
Examples:
"Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality."
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Demand as a noun:
A requirement.
Examples:
"His job makes many demands on his time."
"There is a demand for voluntary health workers in the poorer parts of Africa and Asia."
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Demand as a noun:
An urgent request.
Examples:
"She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention."
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Demand as a noun:
An order.
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Demand as a noun (electricity supply):
More precisely peak demand or peak load, a measure of the maximum power load of a utility's customer over a short period of time; the power load integrated over a specified time interval.
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Demand as a verb:
To request forcefully.
Examples:
"I demand to see the manager."
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Demand as a verb:
To claim a right to something.
Examples:
"The bank is demanding the mortgage payment."
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Demand as a verb:
To ask forcefully for information.
Examples:
"I demand an immediate explanation."
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Demand as a verb:
To require of someone.
Examples:
"This job demands a lot of patience."
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Demand as a verb (legal):
To issue a summons to court.
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Frain as a verb (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete):
To ask, inquire.