to file a claim
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3.5
- phrasal verb
- Formal
:
presentar una reclamación
- If there are significant repairs to be made on your car, you should file a claim with your insurance company.
- file a claim with your insurance
- Claimants will file a claim
- filed a claim in court
Examples
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Consumers have until Dec. 6 to file a claim at www.LCDclass.com.
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When someone files a claim, Wendt investigates it for OU.
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Just call that number and file a claim.
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I have to file a claim.
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Well, before we can file a claim, I need all 3 of you to sign this.
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In order to file a claim, you have to identify the wreck.
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All of the female veterans mentioned in this article should file a claim with the VA.
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Anyone who made a retail purchase of an LCD item between 1996 and 2006 can file a claim to share in the settlement.
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To receive reimbursement for the damage caused by the storm, I need to file a claim with my insurance company.
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You should file a claim as soon as possible after the accident to ensure a timely response from your insurer.
How Official
- Formal
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3.5
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3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to formally submit a request for payment or compensation' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'file' (to officially lodge/register paperwork) with 'claim' (a formal demand for money). The article 'a' is semantically neutral and the verb + noun composition matches common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the words would understand the MWE.
Etymology
File a claim comes from the simple office practice of putting a written claim into a file or folder so the company could keep and find the paper. So today it means 'to officially ask for money or payment' after a loss.