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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Airline ticket prices are based on supply and demand. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025 Crypto, by contrast, is merely a medium of exchange whose price reflects only the balance of supply and demand. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025 There’s a supply and demand issue in the higher education sector, and Heckler expects mergers like this one will become more common. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025 Beef prices are reaching all-time highs for a variety of reasons, including supply and demand. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.

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