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claim form

claim form

3 2.9
A document you fill in to ask for money back from an insurance company
  • noun
  • Formal
translation icon : formulario de reclamación
  • Before you can get paid, you must submit the claim form to your insurance provider.
  • fill out the claim form
  • insurance claim form
  • process claim forms

Examples

  • "Put it down on the claims form; you can get this headlight replaced and do something about the grille here, all at the same time."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • When submitting a claim for an injury at work, be sure to fill out the claim form because each individual is significant.

    Blog text (7)

  • I told you Isold is the only name on the claim form.

    A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)

  • I haven't worked for 3 months, and I've been receiving no benefits but still sending in claim forms.

    Blog text (29)

  • If the visit takes place in a clinic or physician's office, all reimbursements are usually submitted on one professional component claim form.

    Academic text (2002)

  • You must complete an Employee Claim Form (C-3) and submit it to the Workers' Compensation Board.

    Blog text (32)

  • To start your claim, call 08000 469 144 or complete their online PPI claim form.

    Blog text (15)

  • In his jacket pocket was a claim form that Linda had messengered to him from the office—better than actually having to see him!

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Different names, of course, here on the claim form for Alice Ruber's insurance policy it appears as Felix Ruber and here on the hotel check it appears as Patrick Redfern.

    Evil Under the Sun (1982)

  • You need to complete the claim form to receive your insurance reimbursement.

Synonyms

requisition form
vsclaim form
  • Formal
4 4.1

An official paper you use to ask for supplies or services from an organization

asks for payment or reimbursement rather than supplies or services

Surface Forms

claim form singular
claim forms plural

Morphology

claim + form

The meaning 'an official document used to request payment or reimbursement' is directly derivable from combining 'claim' (a demand for money/recompense) with 'form' (a document to be completed). This straightforward noun+noun compound follows common compositional patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Claim form comes from a simple image: a claim is your request 'to get money back', and a form is the paper you fill in. That's why claim form means a document you send to ask for payment.