supply and demand

/səˈplaɪ ən dəˈmænd//səˈplaɪ ən dəˈmɑːnd/

noun

A capitalistic model of price determination in a market, according to which, holding all else equal in a competitive market, the unit price for a particular good will eventually settle at a point where the quantity demanded will equal the quantity supplied (at the current price).

Meanings

nounsupply and demand (uncountable)
  1. uncountableeconomicsA capitalistic model of price determination in a market, according to which, holding all else equal in a competitive market, the unit price for a particular good will eventually settle at a point where the quantity demanded will equal the quantity supplied (at the current price).

Translations

Arabic الْعَرْض وَالْطَلَب
  • الْعَرْض وَالْطَلَب (al-ʕarḍ wa-l-ṭalab)economic model of pricing
Catalan oferta i demanda
  • oferta i demandaeconomic model of pricing
Chinese Cantonese 供需, 供求
  • 供需 (gung¹ seoi¹)economic model of pricing
  • 供求 (gung¹ kau⁴)economic model of pricing
Chinese Mandarin 供需, 供求
  • 供需 (gōngxū)economic model of pricing
  • 供求 (gōngqiú)economic model of pricing
  • 供求關係 /供求关系 (gōngqiú guānxì)economic model of pricing
Czech nabídka a poptávka
  • nabídka a poptávkaeconomic model of pricing
Danish udbud og efterspørgsel
  • udbud og efterspørgseleconomic model of pricing
Dutch vraag en aanbod
  • vraag en aanbodeconomic model of pricing
Esperanto mendado kaj ofertado
  • mendado kaj ofertadoeconomic model of pricing
Finnish kysyntä ja tarjonta
  • kysyntä ja tarjontaeconomic model of pricing
French l'offre et la demande
  • l'offre et la demandeeconomic model of pricing
German Angebot und Nachfrage
  • Angebot und Nachfrageeconomic model of pricing
Greek προσφορά και ζήτηση
  • προσφορά και ζήτηση (prosforá kai zítisi)economic model of pricing
Hebrew היצע וביקוש
  • היצע וביקוש (hetséa uvikúsh)economic model of pricing
Hungarian kereslet-kínálat
  • kereslet-kínálateconomic model of pricing
Icelandic framboð og eftirspurn
  • framboð og eftirspurneconomic model of pricing
Indonesian permintaan dan penawaran
  • permintaan dan penawaraneconomic model of pricing
Irish soláthar agus éileamh
  • soláthar agus éileamheconomic model of pricing
Italian demanda e offerta
  • demanda e offertaeconomic model of pricing
Japanese 需給, 需要と供給
  • 需給 (jukyū)economic model of pricing
  • 需要と供給 (juyō to kyōkyū)economic model of pricing
Korean 수급, 수요(需要)와 공급
  • 수급 (sugeup)economic model of pricing
  • 수요(需要)와 공급 (suyo-wa gonggeup)economic model of pricing
Latvian piedāvājums un pieprasījums
  • piedāvājums un pieprasījumseconomic model of pricing
Malay permintaan dan penawaran
  • permintaan dan penawaraneconomic model of pricing
Norwegian Bokmål tilbud og etterspørsel
  • tilbud og etterspørseleconomic model of pricing
Persian عرضه و تقاضا
  • عرضه و تقاضا (arze va taqâzâ)economic model of pricing
Polish podaż i popyt
  • podaż i popyteconomic model of pricing
Portuguese oferta e procura
  • oferta e procuraeconomic model of pricing
Romanian cerere și ofertă
  • cerere și ofertăeconomic model of pricing
Spanish oferta y demanda
  • oferta y demandaeconomic model of pricing
Swedish utbud och efterfrågan
  • utbud och efterfråganeconomic model of pricing
Tagalog katustusan at kahingian, tustos at hingi
  • katustusan at kahingianeconomic model of pricing
  • tustos at hingieconomic model of pricing
Turkish arz ve talep, arz talep
  • arz ve talepeconomic model of pricing
  • arz talepeconomic model of pricing
Urdu رسد و طلب
  • رسد و طلب (rasad-o-talab)economic model of pricing
Vietnamese cung cầu
  • cung cầueconomic model of pricing
Welsh galwad a chyflenwad, cyflenwad a galw
  • galwad a chyflenwadeconomic model of pricing
  • cyflenwad a galweconomic model of pricing
Cite this entry
APA

supply and demand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supply%20and%20demand

MLA

“supply and demand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supply%20and%20demand. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supply and demand,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supply%20and%20demand.

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