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.

Examples of supply and demand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

They are backed either by fiat currency reserves, commodities, or algorithmic mechanisms that manage supply and demand. —Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

However, Tesla warned that tariffs could cause market volatility and affect supply and demand — the batteries that the Megapack uses have cells that are largely imported from China. —Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2025

The league average, according to that study: $208. Ticket prices can rise and fall daily, based on supply and demand. —Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025

Market manipulation, on the other hand, is when someone artificially affects supply and demand by rigging prices or spreading false information. —Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for supply and demand

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