claim for



claim something for someone or something

to declare rights to or control of something for someone, or that something is the property of someone, a group, or a nation. The small country claimed the mountainous area for itself. Roger claimed all the rest of the ice cream for himself.
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claim something for something

to make a claim for money in payment for damages. David claimed one thousand dollars for the damaged car. She claimed a lot of money for the amount of harm she experienced.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CalKALEnglish
Yehudah-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Nix[niks]
LasseLAHS-se (Danish, Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Ourias-Biblical Greek
Leonius-Late Roman