claimkleɪm(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.

2. to assert or maintain as a fact:

   She claimed that she was telling the truth.

3. to require as due or fitting:

   to claim respect.

4. (n.)a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:

   to make unreasonable claims on a doctor's time.

5. an assertion of something as a fact:

   I make no claims to originality.

6. a right to claim or demand; a just title to something:

   His claim to the heavyweight title is disputed.

7. something that is claimed, esp. a piece of public land for which formal request is made for mining or other purposes.

8. a request or demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy, a workers' compensation law, etc.

   Category: Business

Idioms for claim:

1. lay claim to,to declare oneself entitled to.

   Category: Idiom

Origin of claim:

1250–1300; ME< AF, OF claimer < L clāmāre to shout

claim′er(n.)