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31claim*/*/*/ — [kleɪm] verb I 1) [T] to say that something is true, even though there is no definite proof He claims he is innocent.[/ex] The organization claims to represent more than 20, 000 firms.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to ask for something that belongs to you, or to …
32claim — To demand as one s own or as one s right; to assert; to urge; to insist. A cause of action. Means by or through which claimant obtains possession or enjoyment of privilege or thing. Demand for money or property as of right, e.g. insurance claim.… …
33claim — To demand as one s own or as one s right; to assert; to urge; to insist. A cause of action. Means by or through which claimant obtains possession or enjoyment of privilege or thing. Demand for money or property as of right, e.g. insurance claim.… …
34claim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. ask, demand, requisition, require; lay claim to; informal, contend, allege, assert. n. demand, requisition, requirement, prerogative; lien, hold; plea, counterclaim; title. See affirmation, command …
35claim — v. & n. v.tr. 1 a (often foll. by that + clause) demand as one s due or property. b (usu. absol.) submit a request for payment under an insurance policy. 2 a represent oneself as having or achieving (claim victory; claim accuracy). b (foll. by to …
36Claim — Förderrecht * * * Claim 〈[ klɛım] n. 15〉 1. Anspruch, Anrecht 2. Anteil (bes. an einer Goldmine) [engl., „Anspruch“] * * * Claim [kleɪm ], der od. das; s, s [engl. claim, zu: to claim = beanspruchen < afrz. clamer = (aus)schreien < lat.… …
37claim — [[t]kleɪm[/t]] v. t. 1) to demand by or as if by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance[/ex] 2) to assert or maintain as a fact: She claimed that she was telling the truth[/ex] 3) to require as due or… …
38claim — /kleɪm/ noun 1. an act of asking for something that you feel you have a right to ♦ the union put in a 6% wage claim the union asked for a 6% increase in wages for its members 2. an act of stating that something is a fact ● Her claim that she had… …
39claim — {{11}}claim (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. claime, from clamer (see CLAIM (Cf. claim) (v.)). Meaning piece of land allotted and taken (chiefly U.S. and Australia, in reference to mining) is from 1851. Insurance sense is from 1878. {{12}}claim (v.) c …
40claim — Properly, to claim means to demand recognition of a right. You claim something that you wish to call your own an inheritance, a lost possession, a piece of land. But increasingly it is used in the sense of assert or contend, as here: They… …
