Definitions For Claim

noun

  • Demand for something as rightful or due
  • An informal right to something
  • An established or recognized right
  • An assertion of a right (as to money or property)
  • An assertion that something is true or factual
  • A demand especially in the phrase
  • A statement saying that something happened a certain way or will happen a certain way : a statement saying that something is true when some people may say it is not true
  • An official request for something (such as money) that is owed to you or that you believe is owed to you
  • A right to have something

verb

  • Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
  • Assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
  • Lay claim to; as of an idea
  • Ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
  • Demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
  • To say that (something) is true when some people may say it is not true
  • To say that you have (something)
  • To say that (something) belongs to you or that you deserve (something)

Is Claim a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
12

The word Claim is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Claim in a Sentence

  • He claims a connection to British royalty.
  • The organization claims 10,000 members.
  • The terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
  • She makes the claim that sea levels will actually go down.
  • He made false claims about his past job experience.
  • You'll need to file an insurance claim to pay for the damage.

Synonyms for Claim

Antonyms for Claim

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