прете́нзия — meaning in English
pretenziya
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English meaning
- claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
- demand noun In economics, people's desire and ability to buy a particular good or service at a given price.
- pretension noun A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
Senses
прете́нзия is used for these senses in English:
- claim A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.
- claim (legal) A legal demand for compensation or damages.
- demand A forceful claim for something.
- pretension A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
claim — full definition
- verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
- verb To formally ask for something you believe you are owed or entitled to.
- noun A statement that something is true, especially one still to be proven.
- noun A formal request for money, property, or a right one believes is owed.
demand — full definition
- noun In economics, people's desire and ability to buy a particular good or service at a given price.
- noun A firm or urgent request for something, often backed by authority.
- verb To ask for something forcefully or as if it were owed.