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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

  1. verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
  2. verb To formally ask for something you believe you are owed or entitled to.
  3. noun A statement that something is true, especially one still to be proven.
  4. noun A formal request for money, property, or a right one believes is owed.

demand — full definition

  1. noun In economics, people's desire and ability to buy a particular good or service at a given price.
  2. noun A firm or urgent request for something, often backed by authority.
  3. verb To ask for something forcefully or as if it were owed.

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