claim compensation; demand damages
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to claim compensation; to demand payment for damages or losses
formalCommonly used in legal, insurance, and commercial contexts when formally demanding payment for losses, damages, or injury. Often appears in contracts and formal written communications.
Gēn根
jù据
bǎo保
xiǎn险
hé合
tóng同
xiàng向
bǎo保
xiǎn险
gōng公
sī司
suǒ索
cháng偿
。
File a claim with the insurance company according to the insurance contract.
Shòu受
hài害
zhě者
jué决
dìng定
xiàng向
fǎ法
yuàn院
suǒ索
cháng偿
yī一
bǎi百
wàn万
yuán元
。
The victim decided to claim one million yuan in compensation from the court.
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Yóu由
yú于
huò货
wù物
zài在
yùn运
shū输
tú途
zhōng中
sǔn损
huài坏
，
wǒ我
men们
yǐ已
xiàng向
gōng供
yìng应
shāng商
tí提
chū出
suǒ索
cháng偿
。
Due to damage to the goods during transit, we have already filed a claim against the supplier.