Library / English Dictionary

ENTITLEMENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("entitlement" is a kind of...):

claim; title (an established or recognized right)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

entitle (give the right to)

Credits