supply and demand
noun
: the amount of goods and services that are available for people to buy compared to the amount of goods and services that people want to buy
If less of a product than the public wants is produced, the law of supply and demand says that more can be charged for the product.
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The result has also been a significant gap between supply and demand.
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Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The platform provides a comprehensive suite of services, including compliance protection, circulation support, supply and demand connection, and ecological development, enabling businesses and consumers to trade data efficiently.
—Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
But even as Texas has built more homes than nearly any other state since the pandemic, the state still needs about 320,000 more properties to fill the gap between supply and demand, according to an estimate by housing policy organization Up For Growth.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
View 3 Images View gallery - 3 images Across the US, egg prices have slowly come down, thanks to both supply and demand issues leveling out and a reprieve in avian influenza outbreaks.
—New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The platform provides a comprehensive suite of services, including compliance protection, circulation support, supply and demand connection, and ecological development, enabling businesses and consumers to trade data efficiently.
—Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
But even as Texas has built more homes than nearly any other state since the pandemic, the state still needs about 320,000 more properties to fill the gap between supply and demand, according to an estimate by housing policy organization Up For Growth.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
View 3 Images View gallery - 3 images Across the US, egg prices have slowly come down, thanks to both supply and demand issues leveling out and a reprieve in avian influenza outbreaks.
—New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for supply and demand
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“Supply and demand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supply%20and%20demand. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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