to have cause for complaint
1complaint — com‧plaint [kəmˈpleɪnt] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a written or spoken statement by someone complaining about something: • Our sales assistants are trained to deal with customer complaints in a friendly manner. • a letter of complaint… …
2complaint — noun 1 act of complaining ADJECTIVE ▪ serious ▪ common, familiar, frequent ▪ minor, small ▪ only …
3cause — 1 noun 1 WHAT CAUSES STH (C) a person, event, or thing that makes something happen (+ of): What was the cause of the accident? | The doctor had recorded the cause of death as heart failure. | root/underlying etc cause (=the basic cause): The root …
4complaint — com|plaint [ kəm pleınt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a written or spoken statement in which someone says they are not satisfied with something: make/file/lodge a complaint: I intend to make a complaint. complaint about: Customers lodged a… …
5complaint */*/*/ — UK [kəmˈpleɪnt] / US noun Word forms complaint : singular complaint plural complaints 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a written or spoken statement in which someone says they are not satisfied with something make/file/lodge a complaint: I intend to …
6complaint — [[t]kəmple͟ɪnt[/t]] ♦♦♦ complaints 1) N VAR: oft N about n A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation. There s been a record number of complaints about the standard of service on Britain s… …
7complaint — noun 1 (C, U) a written or spoken statement in which someone complains about something: The sales assistants were trained to deal with customer complaints in a friendly manner. (+ about): We have received a number of complaints about your conduct …
8cause — cause1 W1S2 [ko:z US ko:z] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin causa] 1.) a person, event, or thing that makes something happen →↑effect cause of ▪ Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for American women in their forties.… …
9complaint — com|plaint W3S2 [kəmˈpleınt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: complainte, from complaindre; COMPLAIN] 1.) [U and C] a statement in which someone complains about something ▪ The sales assistants are trained to deal with customer… …
10complaint — com·plaint n 1: the initial pleading that starts a lawsuit and that sets forth the allegations made by the plaintiff against the defendant and the plaintiff s demand for relief see also prayer, process, well pleaded complaint rule compare …
