Claim Make Kleɪm Land Money Singer Denied Leaving

• the singer has denied the magazine's claim that she is leaving the band.
• a report examining claims of corrupt links between politicians
• they had no claim on the land.
• she has more claim to the book's success than anybody (= she is responsible for it).

claim

1. a statement that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it
• The singer has denied the magazine's claim that she is leaving the band.
• a report examining claims of corrupt links between politicians
2. a right that somebody believes they have to something, especially property, land, etc.
• They had no claim on the land.
• She has more claim to the book's success than anybody (= she is responsible for it).
3. a request for a sum of money that you believe you have a right to, especially from a company, the government, etc.
• You can make a claim on your insurance policy.
• to put in a claim for an allowance
• a claim for £2 000
• Make sure your claims for expenses are submitted by the end of the month.
• a three per cent pay claim
• Complete a claim form (= an official document which you must use in order to request money from an organization).
4. one thing that makes a person or place important or interesting
• His main claim to fame is that he went to school with the Prime Minister.
• The town’s only claim to fame is the castle.
5. to have the right to demand time, attention, etc. from somebody
• You have no claim on me any more.
6. to state that you have a right to own something
• He laid claim to the property.
7. used when you are saying that you cannot do something
• I make no claim to understand modern art.
8. to say or show publicly that you think something should be yours
• Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy win yesterday.

Extra Examples

• Claims of corruption within the police force were denied.
• Four men laid claim to leadership of the country.
• He has a good claim to the land.
• His children have a claim on his estate.
• His claim for compensation was upheld in court.
• I have many claims on my time.
• She brought a claim for damages against the company.
• She had a prior claim on his affections.
• She renounced her claim to the property.
• The claim failed because the company had not been misled.
• The company had made false claims about its products.
• The police are investigating fraudulent claims for fire damage.
• There are conflicting claims about the cause of the fire.
• They accepted her claim that she had been ill-treated.
• They were able to produce witnesses to support their claim.
• We have heard claims like this many times before.
• We will need extra funds to meet all the insurance claims.
• You will have to prove your claim to the property in a court of law.
• a claim for compensation
• claims against the company for breach of contract
• claims arising out of accidents at work
• competing claims for public money
• excessive wage claims
• the central claim of the book
• to file a civil claim for damages
• to investigate claims about appalling prison conditions
• to make a claim on your insurance policy
• to stake a claim to some of the prize money
• Adams staked his claim for a place in the Olympic team with his easy win yesterday.
• Complete a claim form.
• He went back to lay claim to his inheritance.
• Make sure your claims for expenses are submitted by the end of the month.
• Nurses have put in a three per cent pay claim.
• She has more claim to the book’s success than anyone.
• The court ruled that they had no claim on the land.
• The princess was forced to renounce her claim to the throne.
• The report examines claims of corrupt links between politicians.
• The singer has denied the magazine’s claim that she is leaving the band.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French claime (noun), clamer (verb), from Latin clamare ‘call out’.