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The correct spelling is claim.
How to pronounce claim
/kleɪm/
nounIPA: /kleɪm/
Say it like: Cla-ym
The correct spelling is claim. A demand of ownership made for something. For example: "a claim of ownership"
Usage Examples
“a claim of ownership”
“You don't have any claim on my time, since I'm no longer your employee.”
“The company's share price dropped amid claims of accounting fraud.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A demand of ownership made for something.
- 2.The thing claimed.
- 3.The right or ground of demanding.
- 4.A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
- 5.A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.
verb
- 1.To demand ownership of.
- 2.To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
- 3.To demand ownership or right to use for land.
- 4.To demand compensation or damages through the courts.
- 5.To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.
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