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claim
noun as in property, right demanded or reserved
Strongest matches
allegation, application, assertion, call, case, demand, interest, petition, plea, request, requirement, suit
Strong matches
affirmation, birthright, counterclaim, declaration, dibs, due, entreaty, lien, part, postulation, prerogative, pretense, pretension, privilege, profession, protestation, reclamation, requisition, title, ultimatum
verb as in demand, maintain property or right
Strongest matches
allege, ask, assert, believe, call for, challenge, collect, declare, defend, hold, insist, need, take
Strong matches
adduce, advance, exact, hit, justify, knock, postulate, pretend, profess, pronounce, require, requisition, solicit, uphold, vindicate
Weak matches
have dibs on something, hit up, hold out for, lay claim to, pick up, pop the question, stake out
Example Sentences
The employment allowance - the amount employers can claim back from their NI bill - rose from £5,000 to £10,500.
Etoria held a valid Jamaican passport and the country had not said they would refuse his return, despite the US administration's claims that the deportees' home countries would not take them back.
The State Administration for Market Regulation claimed the chip maker failed to declare full information in its acquisition of Israeli semiconductor company Autotalks.
With that claim, prosecutors said, James secured more-favorable borrowing terms and stood to net nearly $19,000 in savings for the life of the loan.
He explained he had "jumped ship" because of what he claimed were Tory "failures" on issues such as mass migration and Brexit, which he believes led to a loss of confidence in the party.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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