claim
A demand of ownership made for something.
Noun 4 meanings
A demand of ownership made for something.
“a claim of ownership”
The thing claimed.
The right or ground of demanding.
“You don't have any claim on my time, since I'm no longer your employee.”
A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
“The company's share price dropped amid claims of accounting fraud.”
Verb 4 meanings
To demand ownership of.
To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
To demand ownership or right to use for land.
To demand compensation or damages through the courts.
Etymology
From Middle English claimen, borrowed from Old French clamer (“to call, name, send for”), from Latin clāmō, clāmāre (“to call, cry out”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout”), which is imitative.
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CLAIM at a glance
CLAIM has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (C 3 + L 1 + A 1 + I 1 + M 3) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,142 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with claim
All rhymes- RECLAIM11
- ACCLAIM13
- PROCLAIM14
- EXCLAIM18
- MAIM8
- DISCLAIM13
- COUNTERCLAIM18
- QUITCLAIM22
- DECLAIM12
- SAIM6
- KAIM10
- LECHAIM14
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