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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

claim

0"To claim damages/compensation for the losses" is commonly said, as far as I know. 02br
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00But i wonder whether it is right to simply say "claim losses" though by googling it I get many of it. 02br
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0 You can't "claim losses" - you can only "make losses" or "incur losses". However, you could "claim for losses incurred". 0-

— Eimai_Anglos

  • 0 You can't "claim losses" - you can only "make losses" or "incur losses".
  • However, you could "claim for losses incurred".
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0 You can't "claim losses" - you can only "make losses" or "incur losses". However, you could "claim for losses incurred". 0-
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0 It depends on what kind of loss we are speaking of-- there are investment losses, for instance:02br
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01b00"(CBS) 02b00So, you bought a stock that's now worth significantly less than what you paid for it back in the market's heyday. 02br
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00 If you're one of those people wondering what to do with the investment
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0 Ah, yes, it IS used in that way but what it really means is "declaring losses" (for tax purposes). IMHO the use of "claiming" in this context is to be deprecated. However, it may be a specialised legal term. 0-
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