The difference between Demand and Request

When used as nouns, demand means the desire to purchase goods and services, whereas request means act of (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).

When used as verbs, demand means to request forcefully, whereas request means to express the need or desire for.


check bellow for the other definitions of Demand and Request

  1. Demand as a noun:

    The desire to purchase goods and services.

    Examples:

    "Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply."

  2. Demand as a noun (economics):

    The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.

  3. Demand as a noun:

    A forceful claim for something.

    Examples:

    "Modern society is responding to women's demands for equality."

  4. 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."

  5. Demand as a noun:

    An urgent request.

    Examples:

    "She couldn't ignore the newborn baby's demands for attention."

  6. Demand as a noun:

    An order.

  7. 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.

  1. Demand as a verb:

    To request forcefully.

    Examples:

    "I demand to see the manager."

  2. Demand as a verb:

    To claim a right to something.

    Examples:

    "The bank is demanding the mortgage payment."

  3. Demand as a verb:

    To ask forcefully for information.

    Examples:

    "I demand an immediate explanation."

  4. Demand as a verb:

    To require of someone.

    Examples:

    "This job demands a lot of patience."

  5. Demand as a verb (legal):

    To issue a summons to court.

  1. Request as a verb (transitive):

    to express the need or desire for

  2. Request as a verb (transitive):

    to ask somebody to do something

  1. Request as a noun:

    Act of (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).

  2. Request as a noun:

    A formal requesting something.

  3. Request as a noun:

    of being sought after.

  4. Request as a noun (obsolete):

    That which is asked for or requested.