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

In a series of anonymous comments published Thursday from a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, energy executives cited chronic uncertainty over the outcome of the war and its effect on supply and demand. —David Wethe, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026

Why the problem is getting worse The grid is currently facing new challenges on both the supply and demand sides of the equation. —Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026

The first goes back to supply and demand. —Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026

Elton said fans might notice small changes in pricing, but there are factors other than Live Nation that are contributing to high ticket prices, such as the secondary ticket market as well as supply and demand challenges. —Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for supply and demand

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