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• claim something back — ˌclaim sthˈback derived to ask or demand to have sth returned because you have a right to it • You can claim back the tax on your purchases. Main entry: ↑claimderived …   Useful english dictionary

• claim — ▪ I. claim claim 1 [kleɪm] noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE a request or demand for money, or the amount of money asked for: • The developer made a claim against the owner for extra building costs. • There were very large claims for loss of earnings …   Financial and business terms

• claim — [[t]kle͟ɪm[/t]] ♦ claims, claiming, claimed 1) VERB If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth. [V that] He claimed that it was all a… …   English dictionary

• claim —    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… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• claim — n [Old French, from clamer to call, claim, from Latin clamare to shout, proclaim] 1 a: a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due; specif: a demand for a benefit (as under the workers compensation law) or contractual payment (as… …   Law dictionary

• claim to fame — often humorous phrase the thing that makes a person or place famous or interesting My claim to fame is that I once shook hands with Nelson Mandela. Thesaurus: fame and renownsynonym Main entry: claim * * * a reason for being regarded as unusual… …   Useful english dictionary

• claim — [klām] vt. [ME claimen < OFr claimer, to call, claim < L clamare, to cry out: see CLAMOR] 1. to demand or ask for as rightfully belonging or due to one; assert one s right to (a title, accomplishment, etc. that should be recognized) [to… …   English World dictionary

• claim — vb *demand, exact, require Analogous words: *maintain, assert, defend, vindicate, justify: allege, *adduce, advance Antonyms: disclaim: renounce Contrasted words: disavow, disown, dis acknowledge (see affirmative verbs at ACKNOWLEDGE): reject,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Claim — Claim, n. [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See {Claim}, v. t.] 1. A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an assertion of a right or fact. [1913 Webster] 2. A right to claim or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• claim — verb. There are several areas of difficulty with this word. The first concerns claim + that, and the second claim + to. The third concerns the expression to claim responsibility. 1. claim + that. In this construction, claim should not be used as… …   Modern English usage

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