name it and claim it
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Meaning · English
To publicly declare something as one's own in order to possess or achieve it
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Khai báo công khai một điều gì đó như của riêng mình để chiếm hữu hoặc đạt được
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: naming something to claim ownership
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “name it and claim it” mean?
To publicly declare something as one's own in order to possess or achieve it Literally: naming something to claim ownership
Is “name it and claim it” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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