entitlement
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5.1
- noun
- /ɪnˈtaɪtəlmənt/
- Formal
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derecho
- On the face of it, the legislation delivers substantial new rights and entitlements to agency staff.
- entitlement to benefits
- an entitlement program
- welfare entitlements
We have so many people on entitlement plans.
- We have so many people on entitlement plans.
- One can argue that we are switching from an entitlement society to an achievement society.
- And Healthcare is an entitlement, but every possible form of healthcare isn't an entitlement.
- And what I hate is that Republicans call it an entitlement.
- You know, if prisoners are going to come out willingly, which they have the entitlement to do so and that they're not going to be touched.
Examples
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These people get holiday pay or any other entitlements like that.
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We have so many people on entitlement plans.
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This is an entitlement, not a benefit.
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How is changing the thresholds of entitlement for tax credits going to help hard working people or families?
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I also very much like his discussion of entitlement programs and runaway spending as moral issues.
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They can get formal entitlements from the government.
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It means they consented to treatment and have family medical entitlement.
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Many citizens depend on government entitlement programs to support their living expenses.
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She feels that her long service at the company gives her a strong entitlement to a pension.
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The court ruled that the workers had a legal entitlement to their overtime pay under the contract.
Synonyms
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2.3
Permission given by law or moral rule to have something
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3.7
A special right or advantage for certain people
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8.2
A special right that only a person or group has
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3.2
Something a person can do or have because the law allows it
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7.1
Permission that only one person or group can use
Antonyms
- Specialized
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8.0
Losing property, such as money or a house, as a penalty for doing something wrong
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Entitlement comes from the parts en- 'in' and title 'title', so it originally meant being given a 'title' or right. So an entitlement today is a right given by law or contract, for example the right to receive benefits or services.