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

Two of Oman’s nine green hydrogen projects have been shelved, amid industry concerns about a mismatch between supply and demand for the low-emissions fuel. —Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 3 Dec. 2025

The analysts cited a supply and demand imbalance. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025

At its core, Tehran’s predicament stems from a chronic mismatch between supply and demand, driven by rapid population growth. —Ali Mirchi, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025

Indeed, housing isn’t unaffordable because of a dearth of long-term financing options but because of a fundamental mismatch between supply and demand. —E.j. Antoni, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for supply and demand

• ampersand
• beforehand
• behindhand
• bottomland
• contraband
• countermand
• dixieland
• fairyland
• fatherland
• firebrand
• hinterland
• motherland