Definitions for claim
kleɪmclaim

Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. claimnoun

   an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

   "his claim asked for damages"

2. claimnoun

   an assertion that something is true or factual

   "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"

3. claimnoun

   demand for something as rightful or due

   "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"

4. claim, titlenoun

   an informal right to something

   "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"

5. title, claimnoun

   an established or recognized right

   "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"

6. call, claimverb

   a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"

7. claimverb

   assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

   "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

8. claim, lay claim, arrogateverb

   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"

9. claimverb

   ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

   "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"

10. claim, takeverb

    lay claim to; as of an idea

    "She took credit for the whole idea"

11. claim, take, exactverb

    take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

    "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. claimnoun

   A demand of ownership made for something (eg. claim ownership, claim victory).

   Etymology: From claimen, from claimer, clamer, from clamo, connected with calo, cognate to Ancient Greek .

2. claimnoun

   A new statement of truth made about something, usually when the statement has yet to be verified.

   Etymology: From claimen, from claimer, clamer, from clamo, connected with calo, cognate to Ancient Greek .

3. claimnoun

   A demand of ownership for previously unowned land (eg. in the gold rush, oil rush)

   Etymology: From claimen, from claimer, clamer, from clamo, connected with calo, cognate to Ancient Greek .

4. claimnoun

   A legal demand for compensation or damages.

   Etymology: From claimen, from claimer, clamer, from clamo, connected with calo, cognate to Ancient Greek .

5. claimverb

   To demand ownership of.

   Etymology: From claimen, from claimer, clamer, from clamo, connected with calo, cognate to Ancient Greek .

6. claimverb

   To state a new fact.

   Etymology: From claimen, from claimer, clamer, from clamo, connected with calo, cognate to Ancient Greek .

7. claimverb

   To demand ownership or right to use for land.

   Etymology: From claimen, from claimer, clamer, from clamo, connected with calo, cognate to Ancient Greek .

8. claimverb

   To demand compensation or damages through the courts.

   Etymology: From claimen, from claimer, clamer, from clamo, connected with calo, cognate to Ancient Greek .

Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Claim

   to ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due

   Etymology: [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t.]

2. Claim

   to proclaim

   Etymology: [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t.]

3. Claim

   to call or name

   Etymology: [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t.]

4. Claim

   to assert; to maintain

   Etymology: [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t.]

5. Claimverb

   to be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim

   Etymology: [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t.]

6. Claimnoun

   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

   Etymology: [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t.]

7. Claimnoun

   a right to claim or demand something; a title to any debt, privilege, or other thing in possession of another; also, a title to anything which another should give or concede to, or confer on, the claimant

   Etymology: [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t.]

8. Claimnoun

   the thing claimed or demanded; that (as land) to which any one intends to establish a right; as a settler's claim; a miner's claim

   Etymology: [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t.]

9. Claimnoun

   a loud call

   Etymology: [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See Claim, v. t.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Claim

   In a patent or patent application, the claims define, in technical terms, the extent of the protection conferred by a patent, or the protection sought in a patent application. The claims are of the utmost importance both during prosecution and litigation. For instance, a claim could read: ⁕"An apparatus for catching mice, said apparatus comprising a base, a spring member coupled to the base, and ..." ⁕"A chemical composition for cleaning windows, said composition substantially consisting of 10–15% ammonia, ..." ⁕"Method for computing future life expectancies, said method comprising gathering data including X, Y, Z, analyzing the data, comparing the analyzed data results..."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Claim

   klām, v.t. to call for: to demand as a right.—n. a demand for something supposed due: right or ground for demanding: the thing claimed.—adj. Claim′able, that can be claimed.—n. Claim′ant, one who makes a claim.—Lay claim to, to assert a right. [O. Fr. claimer—L. clamāre, to call out.]

Rap Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. claimverb

   To say one allies oneself with a gang or set.

2. claimverb

   To claim membership in a gang.

3. claimverb

   To say something that is not necessarily true.

Editors Contribution(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. claim

   Claim (noun) is a state of having deserve for something to owned.

   Claim is a demand to have in an urgent system.

   Submitted by pinkss5 on September 27, 2015  

Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Claim

   A squatter’s term for a piece of land which he has marked off and settled upon pending its legal acquisition from the Government. During the gold fever the name also came to be applied to the land parcelled out to each digger.

Matched Categories

1. • Affirm
   • Assertion
   • Demand
   • Legal Right
   • Need
   • Request

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'claim' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1579

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'claim' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2246

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'claim' in Nouns Frequency: #372

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'claim' in Verbs Frequency: #124

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of claim in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of claim in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of claim in a Sentence

1. Morgan Wright:

   The minute you file a claim — just like a consumer, if you file a claim with Geico — it's out of your hands at that point.

2. Laetitia Delaloye:

   It's a very well known piece ... and it has never been the subject of a claim, we would never offer a piece where there is any concern about the provenance.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   What does it mean to say or claim that something is, in fact, a human right, how do we know or how do we determine whether that claim that this or that is a human right, is it true, and therefore, ought it to be honored ?

4. Chief Justice John Roberts:

   It is striking how much of the majority's reasoning would apply with equal force to the claim of a fundamental right to plural marriage.

5. Muhammad Amir Rana:

   The claim of responsibility by Jamaat-ur-Ahrar is more credible.

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