Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - claim
Claim
claim
v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a (often foll. by that + clause) demand as one's due or property. b (usu. absol.) submit a request for payment under an insurance policy. 2 a represent oneself as having or achieving (claim victory; claim accuracy). b (foll. by to + infin.) profess (claimed to be the owner). c assert, contend (claim that one knows). 3 have as an achievement or a consequence (could then claim five wins; the fire claimed many victims). 4 (of a thing) deserve (one's attention etc.). --n. 1 a a demand or request for something considered one's due (lay claim to; put in a claim). b an application for compensation under the terms of an insurance policy. 2 (foll. by to, on) a right or title to a thing (his only claim to fame; have many claims on my time). 3 a contention or assertion. 4 a thing claimed. 5 a statement of the novel features in a patent. 6 Mining a piece of land allotted or taken. Phrases and idioms no claim (or claims) bonus a reduction of an insurance premium after an agreed period without a claim under the terms of the policy. Derivatives claimable adj. claimer n. Etymology: ME f. OF claime f. clamer call out f. L clamare
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I. transitive verb see: low Date: 14th century 1. to ask for especially as a right , to call for ; require , take 16b , to take as the rightful owner , 3. to assert in the face of possible contradiction ; maintain , to ~ to have , to assert to be rightfully one's own , see: demand ~able adjective II. noun Date: 14th century a demand for something due or believed to be due , 2. a right to something, an assertion open to challenge , something that is ~ed ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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