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
Unmarried couples will have to negotiate separate contracts that fully set forth their entitlements to income, royalties, IP, and other streams of income from joint work.
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Morgan Mouchette, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
While critics accuse Gen Z of laziness or entitlement, Glassdoor’s findings paint a more nuanced picture.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
And in a world obsessed with entitlement, Naikan asks us to appreciate what is given to us.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
Two physical editions are also available, each with different entitlements.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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Morgan Mouchette, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
While critics accuse Gen Z of laziness or entitlement, Glassdoor’s findings paint a more nuanced picture.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
And in a world obsessed with entitlement, Naikan asks us to appreciate what is given to us.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
Two physical editions are also available, each with different entitlements.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for entitlement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
Noun
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For decades, subsidies on fuel, electricity, and water encouraged massive waste and drained Saudi Arabia’s budget.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Adding to this pressure is the expiration of key healthcare subsidies at the end of the year.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For borrowers in their second or third year of college worried about getting across the finish line, Pierce recommends speaking with financial aid offices to access grants or cheaper loans to fill gaps.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the email exchange with University of Texas faculty who were preparing a grant application for a federal methane-reduction program, Pruett blamed the increases on inadequate infrastructure to capture the gas.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Unlike the Lower Basin states, the Upper Basin has never used its entire legal allotment, while the Lower Basin for years used more water than the river supplied and depleted water supplies stored in Mead and Powell, the basin’s negotiators have said.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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This includes funding from House Bill 2, which consists of more than $8 billion in spending such as a $55 increase in the per-student allotment districts receive from the state.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Aug. 2025
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In recent years, it has been funded with a relatively even split of private donations to support its programming, and federal appropriations provided by Congress to support its core operations including the maintenance of the facilities, further underscoring its unique status.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Congress is expected to vote this week on one of its 12 appropriations bills to fund the government for Fiscal Year 2026 and avoid a shutdown.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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