Meanings of sapping demand in English

And patchy recoveries in developed countries are sapping demand for China's manufactured goods.

Riskier Spanish and Italian government bonds took the brunt of the selling with revived concerns about Spain's banking sector also sapping demand.

Consumers are also increasingly turning to mobile devices such as Apple's popular iPad and iPhone, sapping demand for traditional desktop computers and laptops.

Miners .FTNMX1770 led the retreat, tracking weaker copper prices as concerns over the debt crisis continued to be a factor sapping demand interest in metals.

This is because the slowing Chinese economy is sapping demand for their commodities, eroding their hard currency reserves and weakening their balance of payments (BOP).

Gold slipped below $1,600 an ounce on Thursday, as banks reopened in Cyprus without panic, sapping demand for low-risk assets.