索取 — meaning in English

English meaning

• demand noun In economics, people's desire and ability to buy a particular good or service at a given price.
• exact adjective Perfectly accurate or precise; matching a standard or fact exactly, with nothing added or missing.
• require verb To need something as essential.

Senses

索取 is used for these senses in English:

• demand To request forcefully.
• exact (ambitransitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
• require To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively. [from 14th c.]

demand — full definition

1. noun In economics, people's desire and ability to buy a particular good or service at a given price.
2. noun A firm or urgent request for something, often backed by authority.
3. verb To ask for something forcefully or as if it were owed.

exact — full definition

1. adjective Perfectly accurate or precise; matching a standard or fact exactly, with nothing added or missing.
2. adjective Careful and precise by habit; strict about following rules or keeping promises.
3. verb To demand and enforce payment or compliance, sometimes forcefully.
4. verb To make something necessary or unavoidable.

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