| 单词 | claim |
| 释义 | claim claim // noun, verb
■ noun [C]
COUNTERCLAIM, BAGGAGE CLAIM, EXPENSES CLAIM, PARTICULARS OF CLAIM, PAY CLAIM, PRIORITY CLAIM, SMALL CLAIM, STATEMENT OF CLAIM
1 (Insurance ) (also insurance claim) a request that you make to an insurance company for an amount of money to be paid for loss or damage for which you are insured: You can make a claim on your insurance policy. We're putting in an insurance claim for flood damage. The insurer has decided to settle (= pay) the claim. The group had to pay out $74.4 billion in damage claims (= claims for property that has been damaged).
❖ to make/put in/submit a claim ◆ to pay/refuse/settle a claim
2 a request for money that you believe you have a legal right to from the government, an official organization or a company: claims for unemployment benefits Make sure your claims for expenses (= money you have spent while working for your company) are submitted by the end of the month. The US Department of Labor said there was a sharp drop in the number of first-time jobless claims.
❖ disability/jobless/unemployment claims ◆ to file/make/submit a claim ◆ to deal with/pay/refuse a claim
3 (Law ) a demand for sth that you make by starting a court case: She has filed a claim against the company for breach of contract. a claim for unfair dismissal (= from a job) ◆ They have offered to settle the claim (= agree on the amount to be paid without going to court). His compensation claim was upheld in court.
❖ to bring/file/make a claim ◆ to allow/uphold a claim ◆ to dismiss/reject/strike out a claim
4 a legal right that sb believes they have to sth, especially property, land, etc: The company's claim to the oil fields has been contested.
❖ to have a claim on/to sth
5 (Marketing ) a statement about the nature or quality of a product, that may not be true: The company has been ordered to correct its false and misleading advertising claims.
❖ to make a claim
■ verb [+ obj or no obj]
1 Law to ask for sth from sb/sth, especially money, because you think it is your legal right to have it: He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. Both companies have claimed rights to the trademark. You can claim on your insurance for that coat you left on the train. You could have claimed the cost of the hotel room from your insurance. Don't forget to claim your travel expenses when you get back. She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
2 to say that a product has a particular nature or quality although this may not be true |
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