Claim Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of claim ... 1a : to ask for especially as a right claimed the inheritance The driver claimed the right to a hearing. ... 2a : a right to something ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut claim verb SaveWord \ˈklām \ claimed;claiming;claims Definitionofclaim (Entry1of2) transitiveverb 1a :toaskforespeciallyasaright claimedtheinheritanceThedriverclaimedtherighttoahearing. b :tocallfor:require thismatterclaimsourattention c :takesense16b theaccidentclaimedherlife 2 :totakeastherightfulowner claimedherbaggageandlefttheairport 3a :toassertinthefaceofpossiblecontradiction:maintain claimedthathe'dbeencheatedisclaimedtocauseweightloss b :toclaimtohave organization…whichclaims11,000…members—RollingStone c :toasserttoberightfullyone'sown claimedresponsibilityfortheattack claim noun Definitionofclaim (Entry2of2) 1 :ademandforsomethingdueorbelievedtobedue aninsuranceclaim 2a :arighttosomething specifically :atitletoadebt,privilege,orotherthinginthepossessionofanother Thebankhasaclaimontheirhouse. b :anassertionopentochallenge aclaimofauthenticityadvertisers'extravagantclaims 3 :somethingthatisclaimed especially :atractoflandstakedout Theprospector'sclaimwassetat90yardstoreducethepotentialforconflict. OtherWordsfromclaim Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingclaim LearnMoreAboutclaim OtherWordsfromclaim Verb claimable \ ˈklā-​mə-​bəl \ adjective Synonyms&Antonymsforclaim Synonyms:Verb affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess, protest, purport, warrant Synonyms:Noun call, dibs, pretense (orpretence), pretension, right Antonyms:Verb deny, gainsay VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforclaim Verb demand,claim,require,exactmeantoaskorcallforsomethingasdueorasnecessary.demandimpliesperemptorinessandinsistenceandoftentherighttomakerequeststhataretoberegardedascommands. demandedpaymentofthedebt claimimpliesademandforthedeliveryorconcessionofsomethingdueasone'sownorone'sright. claimedtherighttomanagehisownaffairs requiresuggeststheimperativenessthatarisesfrominnernecessity,compulsionoflaworregulation,ortheexigenciesofthesituation. thepatientrequiresconstantattention exactimpliesnotonlydemandingbutgettingwhatonedemands. exactsabsoluteloyalty ExamplesofclaiminaSentence Verb HeclaimsaconnectiontoBritishroyalty. Theorganizationclaims10,000members. Theterroristgroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack. NewYorkersproudlyclaimtheartistasoneoftheirown. Bothofthemclaimedcreditfortheidea. Nooneeverclaimedauthorshipforthepoem. Youshouldclaimcompensationforthehoursyouworked. Noheirscameforwardtoclaimtheinheritance. Noun Shemakestheclaimthatsealevelswillactuallygodown. Hemadefalseclaimsabouthispastjobexperience. You'llneedtofileaninsuranceclaimtopayforthedamage. makeaclaimonyourinsurancepolicy Allclaimsmustbemadeinwriting. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Intheirsuit,theservicemembersclaimtheirstatutoryandconstitutionalrightstofreeexerciseofreligionarebeingviolatedbythegovernment'smandate,whichwasissuedinAugust2021,accordingtocourtdocuments. — QuinlanBentley,TheEnquirer,2Apr.2022 RecallproponentsclaimtherearenoconsequencesforcriminalsinL.A.County,butduringGascón’sfirstyearinoffice,prosecutorsfiledfeloniesataratenearlyidenticaltotherateduringDist. — LauraBlasey,LosAngelesTimes,1Apr.2022 And,manyBlackcreatorsclaimthatnon-Blackinfluencersusetheirwork,reapthefinancialbenefitsandfame,butfailtogivecredittooriginators. — ErnieSuggs,ajc,31Mar.2022 Defenseattorneysclaimthemenwereengagedinalotofcrazytalkfueledbyagentsandinformantsbutnoconspiracy. — NBCNews,31Mar.2022 Germanindustriesclaimthatseveralhundredthousandjobsareatstake. — PhilipPlickert,NationalReview,31Mar.2022 Someofthedefendants,allegedlyatHandy’sdirection,thenblockadedtheentrancetotheclinicbytyingchairstogetherandsittinginthem,prosecutorsclaim. — AndreaMarks,RollingStone,31Mar.2022 Sourcesclaimthatthehackersforgedemergencydatarequestswhichbothcompaniesrespondedto. — JacobSiegal,BGR,30Mar.2022 Criticsclaimthatendingbuybackscouldhurtthesmoothfunctioningofmarkets. — JuliaHorowitz,CNN,30Mar.2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun ThelargestsettlementbyCarlsbadduringtheyearwas$7,500,andthatwenttoapersonwhohadfiledaninjuryclaimfor$250,000. — PhilDiehl,SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,3Apr.2022 Regardless,therewascertainlynoclaimfromGibbonsthatMandelhadn'tworkedatall. — DanielDale,CNN,1Apr.2022 AnadditionalclaimallegingviolationoftheVermontConsumerProtectionActwasdismissedbeforetrial. — CharmainePatterson,PEOPLE.com,1Apr.2022 ThefamiliesofeightofthevictimsandanFBIagentclaimintheirsuittheyhavebeensubjectedtoharassmentanddeaththreatsfromJones’followersasaresultofhisstatements. — NBCNews,1Apr.2022 Baldwin,whoearlierthismonthfiledanarbitrationclaimagainstthefilm’sproducersinanattempttoshieldhimselffromliability,discussedthetragedyduringaneventattheBoulderInternationalFilmFestivalonMarch5. — RyanGajewski,TheHollywoodReporter,29Mar.2022 AlecBaldwinfiledanarbitrationclaimearlierthismonthagainsttheotherproducersonthefilminanattempttoshieldhimselffromliabilityandcoverhislegalfeesafterHutchins’death. — LosAngelesTimes,29Mar.2022 IslamicStatesaidthosegunmenwereitsoperatives,inthegroup’sfirstclaimofresponsibilityforanattackinIsraelsince2017. — DovLieber,WSJ,29Mar.2022 ThatistheclaimthatUkrainemanufacturesbiologicalweaponsinlaboratoriesfundedbytheUnitedStates. — MarynMckenna,Wired,29Mar.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'claim.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingclaim baggageclaim claimform claimsomeone'slife claimtofame cross-claim stakeaclaim take/claimsomeone'slife baggageclaim claimform claimsomeone'slife claimtofame cross-claim stakeaclaim take/claimsomeone'slife SeeMore FirstKnownUseofclaim Verb 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1aNoun 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforclaim VerbandNoun MiddleEnglish,fromAnglo-Frenchclaimer,clamer,fromLatinclamaretocryout,shout;akintoLatincalaretocall—moreatlowentry3 LearnMoreAboutclaim Shareclaim PosttheDefinitionofclaimtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofclaimonTwitter TimeTravelerforclaim Thefirstknownuseofclaimwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearclaim claikgoose claim claimadjuster SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforclaim LastUpdated 5Apr2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Claim.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claim.Accessed15Apr.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforclaim claim verb \ˈklām \ claimed;claiming KidsDefinitionofclaim (Entry1of2) 1 :toaskforassomethingthatisarightorisdeserved claimaninheritanceBesuretoclaimcreditforyouridea. 2 :totakeastherightfulowner Iclaimedmyluggageattheairport. 3 :tostateasafact:insisttobetrue "ButourfriendtheWoggle-Bugclaimstobehighlyeducated…"—L.FrankBaum,TheMarvelousLandofOz 4 :tocausetheendordeathof Thediseaseclaimedmanylives. claim noun KidsDefinitionofclaim (Entry2of2) 1 :ademandforsomethingowedorbelievedtobeowed aninsuranceclaim 2 :arighttosomething Hehasaclaimtothefamilyfortune. 3 :something(asanareaofland)claimedassomeone'sown aprospector'sclaim 4 :astatementthatothersmaydispute Doyoubelievehisoutrageousclaims? claim noun Legal Definitionofclaim 1a :ademandforsomething(asmoney)dueorbelievedtobedue specifically :ademandforabenefit(asundertheworkers'compensationlaw)orcontractualpayment(asunderaninsurancepolicy) b :apaperembodyingsuchademand filingaclaimwiththecourt 2 :atitletosomething(asadebtorprivilege)inthepossessionofanother assignedherclaimtotheproceeds 3a :arighttoseekajudicialremedyarisingfromawrongorinjurysuffered aplaintiffwhohasbeeninjuredinanaccidenthas…oneclaimforabrokenarm,anotherforarupturedspleen,andsoforth—J.H.Friedenthaletal. also :theformalassertionofsucharight bringingaclaiminthedistrictcourt b :causeofactionsense1 aplaintiffstatingaclaimfornegligence —seealsoresjudicata Note: Acauseofactionmayencompassmorethanoneclaimasthetermisusedinsense3a.Claimisoftenusedtomeancauseofaction,however,especiallyinmodernfederalpractice. c :arighttopaymentortoanequitableremedyassetforthintheBankruptcyCode—seealsoproofofclaim 4 :aformalassertionmadebyanapplicantforapatentofthenoveltyandpatentabilityofaninventionwithadescriptionoftheinventionanditspurpose OtherWordsfromclaim claim transitiveverb HistoryandEtymologyforclaim OldFrench,fromclamertocall,claim,fromLatinclamaretoshout,proclaim MorefromMerriam-Websteronclaim Nglish:TranslationofclaimforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofclaimforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY vanguard SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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