as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
entitlements to local school districts
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Recent Examples of entitlement
The office’s mandate is to speed up the entitlement process and improve customer service for applicants — those getting permits to build new structures or build out existing spaces around the city.
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
As the economy will start to create more poor people – those who are normally eligible for entitlements – the House budget plan also calls for a reduction in federal dollars used to sustain these folks.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
Johnson later told reporters that Senate leadership had committed to vote on an amendment from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) that would limit Medicaid reimbursements for states that expanded the entitlement under Obamacare.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
But unlike Social Security, Medicare or food stamps, rental assistance is not an entitlement available to all who qualify.
—Alex Schwartz, The Conversation, 26 June 2025
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Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
As the economy will start to create more poor people – those who are normally eligible for entitlements – the House budget plan also calls for a reduction in federal dollars used to sustain these folks.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
Johnson later told reporters that Senate leadership had committed to vote on an amendment from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) that would limit Medicaid reimbursements for states that expanded the entitlement under Obamacare.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
But unlike Social Security, Medicare or food stamps, rental assistance is not an entitlement available to all who qualify.
—Alex Schwartz, The Conversation, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
Noun
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Despite years of federal subsidies, solar and wind cannot produce enough baseload energy to meet demand.—
Chris Talgo,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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These kinds of choices are all over our lives, where either our social structures, our institutions make the costs invisible or whether, in some cases, there are literal subsidies to industries that artificially decrease the prices of things.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The grants were first established in a law passed in 1965, according to the lawsuit.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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So far, no one has publicly called for GM to return any of the grant money, though the agreement contains provisions that if the company was to violate the terms, the state has the right to clawback the funds, according to GM.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
15 July 2025
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There are also large numbers of hearty Springsteen fans from scores of countries who use their entire yearly allotment of vacation to follow him from show to show across the continent.—
Erik Kirschbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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The legislation now moves to 20 hours of marathon debate, evenly divided between both parties, with Democrats expected to use their full allotment while Republicans plan to use only a few hours.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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The measure marks only the second appropriations bill Republicans have been able to pass for 2026, after GOP appropriators said the effort to pass Trump’s tax and spending cuts megabill dominated the party’s focus over the past few months.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
18 July 2025
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Meanwhile, in Oakland, the Public Ethics Commission is seeking a measure to reduce its dependence on City Council appropriations.—
Marc Joffe,
Mercury News,
16 July 2025
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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