Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with claim in American Collocation
claim
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/kleɪm/
false
absurd
bogus
exaggerated
extravagant
false
fraudulent
outrageous
spurious
unfounded
unsubstantiated
They defend exploitation by making spurious claims to act in the national interest.
true
good
legitimate
strong
valid
These people had a legitimate claim to citizenship.
something you want
asylum
compensation
expenses
pay
She is making a compensation claim for the loss of earnings that her neck injury has caused.
something that has been done to you
accident
defamation
discrimination
injury
negligence
unfair dismissal
It can take years for medical negligence claims to reach settlement.
make a claim
bring
lodge
make
pursue
stake
The employees brought a claim of unfair dismissal against the company.
Milan has long laid claim to the title ‘the Italian capital of fashion’.
support a claim
defend
justify
substantiate
support
Searches were carried out for evidence to support these claims.
deny a claim
deny
dismiss
rebut
refute
reject
The writer’s supporters have rejected a claim that she plagiarised a 1916 novel.