The difference between Demand and Tax
When used as nouns, demand means the desire to purchase goods and services, whereas tax means money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
When used as verbs, demand means to request forcefully, whereas tax means to impose and collect a tax from (a person).
check bellow for the other definitions of Demand and Tax
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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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Tax as a noun:
Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
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Tax as a noun:
A burdensome demand.
Examples:
"a heavy tax on time or health"
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Tax as a noun:
A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.
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Tax as a noun (obsolete):
charge; censure
Examples:
"rfquotek Clarendon"
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Tax as a noun (obsolete):
A lesson to be learned.
Examples:
"rfquotek Johnson"
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Tax as a verb (transitive):
To impose and collect a tax from (a person).
Examples:
"Some think to tax the wealthy is the fairest."
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Tax as a verb (transitive):
To impose and collect a tax on (something).
Examples:
"Some think to tax wealth is destructive of a private sector."
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Tax as a verb (transitive):
To make excessive demands on.