economic consumption, use of goods and services, usance, consumption, use - (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

economic process - any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth

petition, request, postulation - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

challenge - a demand by a sentry for a password or identification

ultimatum - a final peremptory demand

insistence, insisting - continual and persistent demands

call, claim - a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"

requisition - the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use

call - a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call"

margin call, call - a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement

pay claim, wage claim - the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives

condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

deficiency, lack, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

necessity - the condition of being essential or indispensable

activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"

exaction - act of demanding or levying by force or authority; "exaction of tribute"; "exaction of various dues and fees"

claim - demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"

obligation, responsibility, duty - the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr

want - wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"

call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

expect, require, ask - consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

clamor, clamour - make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance"

dun - persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"

ask - require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnapers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"

exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

govern - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

draw - require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"

cost - require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"

cry for, cry out for - need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer"

involve, imply - have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes"

command - demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

claim - ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"

call in, call - demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan"

claim - ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"

demand - summon to court

summon, summons, cite - call in an official matter, such as to attend court

demand - lay legal claim to

call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"