MAND | • mand n. (Psychology) A verbal operant in which the response is reinforced by a characteristic consequence and… • mand v. (Psychology) To produce a mand (verbal operant). • mand n. (Obsolete) A demand. |
DEMAND | • demand n. The desire to purchase goods and services. • demand n. (Economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price. • demand n. A forceful claim for something. |
REMAND | • remand n. The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial. • remand n. The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal. • remand v. To send a prisoner back to custody. |
COMMAND | • command n. An order to do something. • command n. The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience. • command n. Power of control, direction or disposal; mastery. |
GORMAND | • gormand n. Obsolete spelling of gourmand. • GORMAND n. one who loves to eat, also GOURMAND. |
SUMMAND | • summand n. Something which is added or summed. • SUMMAND n. an addend, a number to be added in a sum. |
GOURMAND | • gourmand n. A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater. • gourmand n. A person who appreciates good food. • GOURMAND n. one who loves to eat, also GORMAND. |
MAXIMAND | • maximand n. That which is to be maximized. • MAXIMAND n. something that is to be maximized. |
REDEMAND | • redemand v. (Now rare) To demand the return of (someone or something). • redemand v. (Transitive) to demand again. • redemand n. The repetition of a demand. |
NONDEMAND | • nondemand adj. Not being or relating to a demand. • nondemand n. That which is not a demand. • NONDEMAND n. something that is not a demand. |
REPRIMAND | • reprimand n. A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public. • reprimand v. To reprove in a formal or official way. • REPRIMAND v. to scold, censure. |
CONFIRMAND | • confirmand n. (Religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism. • CONFIRMAND n. a candidate for religious confirmation. |
COUNTERMAND | • countermand v. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given. • countermand v. To recall a person or unit with such an order. • countermand v. To cancel an order for (some specified goods). |
TELECOMMAND | • telecommand n. A command transmitted to a device. • TELECOMMAND n. the operation of machinery by remote electronic control. |
COUNTERDEMAND | • counterdemand n. A demand made in response to another demand. • COUNTERDEMAND n. a demand made in response to another demand. |