demand feeding | feeding a baby or animal whenever it shows a need |
demand | the act of demanding, the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money |
limit bound boundary | the greatest possible degree of something, what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior, to the limit of his ability |
requirement demand | required activity, the requirements of his work affected his health, there were many demands on his time |
age limit | regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position |
speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
demand | an urgent or peremptory request, his demands for attention were unceasing |
calling into question demand for explanation | a challenge to defend what someone has said |
demand for identification | as by a sentry |
city limit city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
limit demarcation demarcation line | the boundary of a specific area |
upper limit | the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something |
lower limit | the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something |
limit | as far as something can go |
three-mile limit | the limit of a nation's territorial waters |
demand deposit | a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice |
debt limit debt ceiling | the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity |
call loan demand loan | a loan that is repayable on demand |
demand note | a note payable on demand |
demand | the ability and desire to purchase goods and services, the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips, the demand exceeded the supply |
demand-pull inflation | inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money |
limit limitation | the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed, there are limits on the amount you can bet, it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight |
limit limit point point of accumulation | the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
minimum lower limit | the smallest possible quantity |
maximum upper limit | the largest possible quantity |
need demand | a condition requiring relief, she satisfied his need for affection, God has no need of men to accomplish His work, there is a demand for jobs |
time limit | a time period within which something must be done or completed |
terminus ad quem terminal point limit | final or latest limiting point |
restrict restrain trammel limit bound confine throttle | place limits on (extent or access), restrict the use of this parking lot, limit the time you can spend with your friends |
limit circumscribe confine | restrict or confine, I limit you to two visits to the pub a day |
demand | request urgently and forcefully, The victim's family is demanding compensation, The boss demanded that he be fired immediately, She demanded to see the manager |
specify set determine define fix limit | decide upon or fix definitely, fix the variables, specify the parameters |
demand exact | claim as due or just, The bank demanded payment of the loan |
demand | ask to be informed of, I demand an explanation |
demand | summon to court |
demand | lay legal claim to |
necessitate ask postulate need require take involve call for demand | require as useful, just, or proper, It takes nerve to do what she did, success usually requires hard work, This job asks a lot of patience and skill, This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice, This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert, This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent |
coveted desired in demand(p) sought after | greatly desired |
to the hilt to the limit | in full, you are in this to the hilt |