de·mand-pull (d?-m?nd?po?ol?)n. Increased demand for a limited supply of goods and services, tending to cause consumer prices to increase.de·mand?-pull? adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.