entitlement

noun

in-ˈtī-tᵊl-mənt How to pronounce entitlement (audio)
Definition of entitlementnext
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 Similarly, Zo — seen recently as the monster hunter in Na Hong-jin’s delirious sci-fi action epic, Hope — stays for most of the running time just the right side of smug entitlement. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026 All the austerity options—cutting spending, reforming entitlements, or raising taxes are measures politicians are reluctant to embrace before an election. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Jealousy and entitlement steer the actions of middling white writer June Hayward, who brazenly steals the manuscript of her much more talented friend, Chinese-American author, Athena Liu, after being the sole witness to Athena’s death. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 Role definitions, entitlement reviews and periodic audits are built for static conditions, but agents operate in dynamic ones. — Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entitlement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
  1. subsidy
  2. grant
  3. allotment
  4. appropriation
Noun
  • The European Commission is aware of this challenge and opened a foreign subsidies investigation into Goldwind’s activities in the EU wind sector in February.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Some relative had hanged themselves from the rafter years ago, something about the price of corn and subsidies and ruin, and Carrie said the barn was haunted.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsidy
Noun
  • Only 7% of the agency’s nearly $60 million budget is made up from grants outside of the city’s budget.
    — Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Each writer chosen will also receive a grant to help the development of their manuscript.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of grant
Noun
  • This was reflected in this year’s SpaceX IPO where the allotment reserved for retail exceeded 20%.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Since the current auction process began in late July, entire daily allotments have routinely sold out, despite the increases in auction prices that have occurred over the past few months.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of allotment
Noun
  • The focus, according to their proposal, will be on contexts of appropriation, chains of ownership, and the significance of the artifacts to contemporary Cameroon.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Congress has failed to pass all appropriations bills by the beginning of the fiscal year, for the thirtieth year in a row.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of appropriation

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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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