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

How do risk, scarcity and supply and demand shape the price of everything from a gallon of gas to a first apartment? — Michael Poore Special To The Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

Underwriting grounded in granular, neighborhood-level supply and demand dynamics rather than national averages. — Wesley Carpenter, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Those recruits would thus benefit from a competitive market based on supply and demand. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Plagued by a mismatch between supply and demand, the housing sector has helped dampen consumer confidence. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for supply and demand

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