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 rural areas, the gap between supply and demand will be worse. —Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025

From there prices could shift based on supply and demand as FIFA incorporates a dynamic pricing scheme for the first time at a World Cup. —Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

The variety of available apples depends on the weather along with supply and demand. —Lorenza Medley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025

The regional centers use labor market information to help figure out supply and demand in different industries — some federal funding is tied to and state rules require that information. —Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for supply and demand

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