Phrase guide

supply and demand

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: economics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: الْعَرْض وَالْطَلَب (al-ʕarḍ wa-l-ṭalab) — economic model of pricing
  • Armenian: առաջարկ եւ պահանջարկ (aṙaǰark ew pahanǰark) — economic model of pricing
  • Catalan: oferta i demanda — economic model of pricing
  • Chinese Cantonese: 供需 (gung1 seoi1) — economic model of pricing
  • Chinese Cantonese: 供求 (gung1 kau4) — economic model of pricing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 供需 (gōngxū) — economic model of pricing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 供求 (gōngqiú) — economic model of pricing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 供求關係 /供求关系 (gōngqiú guānxì) — economic model of pricing
  • Czech: nabídka a poptávka — economic model of pricing
  • Danish: udbud og efterspørgsel — economic model of pricing
  • Dutch: vraag en aanbod — economic model of pricing
  • Esperanto: mendado kaj ofertado — economic model of pricing
  • Finnish: kysyntä ja tarjonta — economic model of pricing
  • French: l'offre et la demande — economic model of pricing
  • Georgian: მოთხოვნა და მიწოდება (motxovna da mic̣odeba) — economic model of pricing
  • German: Angebot und Nachfrage — economic model of pricing
  • Greek: προσφορά και ζήτηση (prosforá kai zítisi) — economic model of pricing
  • Hebrew: היצע וביקוש (hetséa uvikúsh) — economic model of pricing
  • Hungarian: kereslet-kínálat — economic model of pricing
  • Icelandic: framboð og eftirspurn — economic model of pricing
  • Indonesian: permintaan dan penawaran — economic model of pricing
  • Irish: soláthar agus éileamh — economic model of pricing
  • Italian: demanda e offerta — economic model of pricing
  • Japanese: 需給 (jukyū) — economic model of pricing
  • Japanese: 需要と供給 (juyō to kyōkyū) — economic model of pricing
  • Korean: 수급 (sugeup) — economic model of pricing
  • Korean: 수요(需要)와 공급 (suyo-wa gonggeup) — economic model of pricing
  • Latvian: piedāvājums un pieprasījums — economic model of pricing
  • Malay: permintaan dan penawaran — economic model of pricing
  • Mongolian: эрэлт нийлүүлэлт (erelt niilüülelt) — economic model of pricing
  • Mongolian: нийлүүлэлт ба хэрэгцээ (niilüülelt ba xeregcee) — economic model of pricing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilbud og etterspørsel — economic model of pricing
  • Polish: podaż i popyt — economic model of pricing
  • Portuguese: oferta e procura — economic model of pricing
  • Romanian: cerere și ofertă — economic model of pricing
  • Spanish: oferta y demanda — economic model of pricing
  • Swedish: utbud och efterfrågan — economic model of pricing
  • Tagalog: katustusan at kahingian — economic model of pricing
  • Tagalog: tustos at hingi — economic model of pricing
  • Turkish: arz ve talep — economic model of pricing
  • Turkish: arz talep — economic model of pricing
  • Vietnamese: cung cầu — economic model of pricing
  • Welsh: galwad a chyflenwad — economic model of pricing
  • Welsh: cyflenwad a galw — economic model of pricing