entitlement

C1 Topic:Law & Government
US /ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/
noun Freq #35335

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)

    Entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget.

Thesaurus

Word family
Derived forms disentitlementoverentitlementunderentitlement

Etymology

From entitle + -ment.

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