Meaning & Definition of Claim in English

1. An assertion of a right (as to money or property)

• "His claim asked for damages"

2. An assertion that something is true or factual

• "His claim that he was innocent"

• "Evidence contradicted the government's claims"

3. Demand for something as rightful or due

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

4. An informal right to something

• "His claim on her attentions"

• "His title to fame"

5. 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. A demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"

1. Assert or affirm strongly

• State to be true or existing

• "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

2. 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"

3. Ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

• "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"

4. Lay claim to

• As of an idea

• "She took credit for the whole idea"

5. 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"