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entitlement

noun
/ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/

Etymology

From entitle + -ment.

  1. derived from intitulāre
  2. derived from entiteler
  3. derived from entitler
  4. suffixed as entitlement — “entitle + ment”

Definitions

  1. The right to have something, whether actual or perceived.

  2. Power, an authority to do something.

  3. Something to which one is entitled.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of…

      A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA