entitle
verb
en·ti·tle
in-ˈtī-tᵊl 
en-
entitled; entitling
in-ˈtī-tᵊl-iŋ
-ˈtīt-liŋ,
en-
1
: to give a title to : designate
2
: to furnish with proper grounds for seeking or claiming something
this ticket entitles the bearer to free admission
Examples of entitle in a Sentence
He entitled his book “My Life on Mars.”
the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens
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The massive federal subsidies available to insurers have also opened the door to widespread fraud by those eager to get a cut—regardless of whether they are entitled to it.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
All students, regardless of their country of origin or immigration status are legally entitled to an education.
—Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Bumped passengers may be entitled to compensation—up to $2,150—if their new flight is significantly later.
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Maxar/Google Earth The Hague tribunal's 2016 ruling under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea classified Subi Reef as a low-tide elevation, not entitled to its own territorial sea or exclusive economic zone.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
All students, regardless of their country of origin or immigration status are legally entitled to an education.
—Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Bumped passengers may be entitled to compensation—up to $2,150—if their new flight is significantly later.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2025
Maxar/Google Earth The Hague tribunal's 2016 ruling under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea classified Subi Reef as a low-tide elevation, not entitled to its own territorial sea or exclusive economic zone.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Entitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitle. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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entitle
verb
en·ti·tle
in-ˈtīt-ᵊl
entitled; entitling
-ˈtīt-liŋ
-ᵊl-iŋ
1
: to give a title to
2
: to give a right to : qualify
the card entitles us to a discount
entitlement
noun
-ᵊl-mənt
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