Definitions for entitlement
ɛnˈtaɪ tl mənten·ti·tle·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. entitlementnoun

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

   "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget"

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1. entitlementnoun

   a right granted by law or contract, especially to financial benefits from the government.

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1. entitlementnoun

   the right to have something

2. entitlementnoun

   something that one is entitled to (or believes that one is entitled to)

3. entitlementnoun

   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 the Pell Grant and social security in the US.

4. Etymology: entitle + -ment

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1. Entitlement

   An entitlement is a provision made in accordance with a legal framework of a society. Typically, entitlements are based on concepts of principle ("rights") which are themselves based in concepts of social equality or enfranchisement. In psychology, entitlement mentality is defined as a sense of deservingness or being owed a favor when little or nothing has been done to deserve special treatment.

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1. entitlement

   Entitlement refers to the right to receive a particular benefit or privilege. It can also imply a belief that one inherently deserves certain privileges or special treatment. This concept is often used in the context of social services, where certain groups or individuals are said to be 'entitled' to a specific service or benefit, such as healthcare, social security benefits, or unemployment benefits.

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1. Entitlement

   An entitlement is a guarantee of access to benefits based on established rights or by legislation. A "right" is itself an entitlement associated with a moral or social principle, such that an "entitlement" is a provision made in accordance with legal framework of a society. Typically, entitlements are laws based on concepts of principle which are themselves based in concepts of social equality or enfranchisement. In a casual sense, the term "entitlement" refers to a notion or belief that one is deserving of some particular reward or benefit—if given without deeper legal or principled cause, the term is often given with pejorative connotation.

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1. entitlement

   An official right given by contract or legislation.

   The entitlement to travel is guaranteed by the ticket.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

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1. • Claim
   • Law

How to pronounce entitlement?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Zira

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of entitlement in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of entitlement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of entitlement in a Sentence

1. Conor Lamb:

   Paul Ryan will use the term' entitlement reform' to talk about Social Security and Medicare as if it's undeserved or it's some form of welfare, but it's not any of those things. People paid for it. They worked hard for it and they expect us to keep our promises to them.

2. Paul Ryan:

   He’s exactly right, but the defense budget is not the problem. Discretionary spending is not the problem. It is growing the economy and getting entitlement reform.

3. Ambassador Danon:

   Peter Anthony Gallo, an international lawyer and former investigator for the UNs own watchdog, the OIOS, told Fox News that Peter Anthony Gallo was not surprised by the allegations. [ They ] do not surprise me in the slightest ; there is nothing unusual in them and they could just as easily have come from any one of a number of Organizations in the UN system because they reflect the management culture of disregard for the staff, disregard for the rules and a general air of entitlement and impunity, he said. Gallo who himself was a whistleblower at the U.N. and now director of, Hear their Cries, a group that reports on sexual abuse and exploitation around the world and at the UN. The problem is that U.N. agencies control their own investigative functions and deal with disciplinary matters internally. The result is that instead of being a means of addressing misconduct and wrongdoing, the internal justice system is more of a tool for intimidating any staff members who dare to report misconduct by senior staff, such as by Krahenbuhl and his cronies. Following reports that both Switzerland and the Netherlands suspended their funding to UNRWA, Israels United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon called upon all of the international to suspend funding. The report reveals alarming, but not surprising, findings. In addition to propagating false information about its refugee population, UNRWA has in recent years worked to redirect world funds to continue this corruption industry that has served its leadership. The international community, which generously finances UNRWA, must immediately suspend the budgets assigned to the agency. Ambassador Danon said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The aid money should be gradually transferred to the UNHCR( UN High Commissioner for Refugees), instead of helping the UNRWA leadership continue engaging in a series of ethical offenses.

4. Susan Lerner:

   It's a culture of entitlement that needs to be broken.

5. Jeb Bush:

   No, no... I didn't say that, i said we're going to have to reform our entitlement system.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=entitlement
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=entitlement
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Entitlement
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entitlement
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=entitlement