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demand vs claim

claim vs demand

demand and claim both are nouns.

demand and claim both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
demand Yes No Yes No
claim Yes No Yes No
As nouns, claim is a hyponym of demand; that is, claim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than demand:
  • demand: the act of demanding
  • claim: demand for something as rightful or due
Other hyponyms of demand include exaction.
As nouns, claim is a hyponym of demand; that is, claim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than demand:
  • demand: an urgent or peremptory request
  • claim: a demand
As verbs, claim is a hypernym of demand; that is, claim is a word with a broader meaning than demand:
  • demand: claim as due or just
  • claim: ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
As verbs, claim is a hypernym of demand; that is, claim is a word with a broader meaning than demand:
  • demand: lay legal claim to
  • claim: ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
As verbs, claim is a hyponym of demand; that is, claim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than demand:
  • demand: require as useful, just, or proper
  • claim: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
Other hyponyms of demand include exact, take, govern, draw, cost, cry for, cry out for, compel.
demand (noun) claim (noun)
the act of demanding demand for something as rightful or due
required activity an established or recognized right
an urgent or peremptory request an informal right to something
the ability and desire to purchase goods and services an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
a condition requiring relief a demand
an assertion that something is true or factual
demand (verb) claim (verb)
request urgently and forcefully assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
claim as due or just take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
summon to court ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
ask to be informed of lay claim to; as of an idea
lay legal claim to demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
require as useful, just, or proper
Difference between demand and claim

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