Definition of CLAIM

claim

Plural: claims

Noun

  • an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
    • "his claim asked for damages"
  • an assertion that something is true or factual
    • "his claim that he was innocent"
    • "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
  • demand for something as rightful or due
    • "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
  • an informal right to something
    • "his claim on her attentions"
  • an established or recognized right
    • "a strong legal claim to the property"
    • "he staked his claim"
  • a demand especially in the phrase
  • A demand of ownership made for something.
  • The thing claimed.
  • The right or ground of demanding.
  • A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
  • A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.
  • A legal demand for compensation or damages.

Verb

Verb Forms: claimed, claiming, claims

  • To assert or demand as one's right or property.
  • assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
    • "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
  • demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
    • "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"
    • "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
  • ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
    • "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
  • lay claim to; as of an idea
  • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
    • "the accident claimed three lives"
  • To demand ownership of.
  • To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
  • To demand ownership or right to use for land.
  • To demand compensation or damages through the courts.
  • To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.
  • To cause the loss of.
  • To win as a prize in a sport or competition.
  • To proclaim.
  • To call or name.

Examples

  • a claim of ownership
  • a claim of victory
  • A fire claimed two homes.
  • He claimed $100 after winning the top spot.
  • He would CLAIM the triple word score with his next powerful play.
  • Miners had to stake their claims during the gold rush.
  • The attacks claimed the lives of five people.
  • The company's share price dropped amid claims of accounting fraud.
  • You don't have any claim on my time, since I'm no longer your employee.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English claimen, borrowed from Old French clamer (“to call, name, send for”), from Latin clāmō, clāmāre (“to call, cry out”), from Proto-Italic *klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout”), which is imitative.
See also Lithuanian kalba (“language”), Old English hlōwan (“to low, make a noise like a cow”), Old High German halan (“to call”), Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō, “to call, convoke”), κλέδον (klédon, “report, fame”), κέλαδος (kélados, “noise”), Middle Irish cailech (“cock”), Latin calō (“to call out, announce solemnly”), Sanskrit उषःकल (uṣaḥkala, “cock”, literally “dawn-calling”). Cognate with Spanish llamar and clamar.

Synonyms

arrogate, call, exact, lay claim, take, title

Antonyms

disclaim, forfeit

Scrabble Score: 9

claim: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
claim: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
claim: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

claim: valid Words With Friends Word