entitlement
noun/ɪnˈtaɪtlmənt/
/ɪnˈtaɪtlmənt/
(formal)- [uncountable] entitlement (to something) the official right to have or do something
- This may affect your entitlement to compensation.
- They will have to prove their entitlement to the property.
- [countable] something that you have an official right to; the amount that you have the right to receive
- Your contributions will affect your pension entitlements.
- We are able to advise people what their legal entitlements are.
- [countable] (North American English) a government system that provides financial support to a particular group of people
- a reform of entitlements
- Medicaid, Medicare and other entitlement programs
- [uncountable] (usually disapproving) the feeling of having a right to the good things in life without necessarily having to work for them
- I can't stand the sense of entitlement among these kids.
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