assumption laying claim | the act of taking possession of or power over something, his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba, the Nazi assumption of power in , he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts |
claim | demand for something as rightful or due, they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day |
insurance claim | demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy |
baggage claim | an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft |
claim title | an informal right to something, his claim on her attentions, his title to fame |
title claim | an established or recognized right, a strong legal claim to the property, he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate, he staked his claim |
claim form | a form to use when filing a claim |
claim | an assertion of a right (as to money or property), his claim asked for damages |
claim | an assertion that something is true or factual, his claim that he was innocent, evidence contradicted the government's claims |
call claim | a demand especially in the phrase the call of duty |
wage claim pay claim | the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives |
adjuster adjustor claims adjuster claims adjustor claim agent | one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement |
claim jumper | one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim |
residual | (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing, he could retire on his residuals |
receivables | money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts |
accounts receivable | a creditor's accounts of money owed to him, normally arise from the sale of products or services |
note receivable | your right in a promissory note in which the maker promises to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time |
remainder balance residual residue residuum rest | something left after other parts have been taken away, there was no remainder, he threw away the rest, he took what he wanted and I got the balance |
residual soil residual clay | the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved |
residual oil resid | oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled |
claim take exact | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs, the accident claimed three lives, The hard work took its toll on her |
claim | assert or affirm strongly, state to be true or existing, He claimed that he killed the burglar |
claim take | lay claim to, as of an idea, She took credit for the whole idea |
claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example, They claimed on the maximum allowable amount |
claim lay claim arrogate | demand as being one's due or property, assert one's right or title to, He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter, Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident |
receivable | awaiting payment, accounts receivable |
outstanding prominent salient spectacular striking | having a quality that thrusts itself into attention, an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom, a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book, salient traits, a spectacular rise in prices, a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center, a striking resemblance between parent and child |
leftover left over(p) left(p) odd remaining unexpended | not used up, leftover meatloaf, she had a little money left over so she went to a movie, some odd dollars left, saved the remaining sandwiches for supper, unexpended provisions |
great outstanding | of major significance or importance, a great work of art, Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the th centurey |
outstanding owing(p) undischarged | owed as a debt, outstanding bills, the amount still owed, undischarged debts |
outstanding | distinguished from others in excellence, did outstanding work in human relations, an outstanding war record |
residual residuary | relating to or indicating a remainder, residual quantity |