CLAIM
/kleɪm/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 12
Definition
- verb assert or affirm strongly.
- verb demand as being one's due or property.
— synonyms: lay_claim, arrogate
- verb ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example.
- verb lay claim to.
— synonyms: take
- verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.
— synonyms: take, exact
- noun an assertion of a right (as to money or property).
- noun an assertion that something is true or factual.
- noun demand for something as rightful or due.
- noun an informal right to something.
— synonyms: title
- noun an established or recognized right.
— synonyms: title
- noun a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty".
— synonyms: call
Examples
- “a claim of ownership”
- “You don't have any claim on my time, since I'm no longer your employee.”
- “The company's share price dropped amid claims of accounting fraud.”
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