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
This can foster a sense of entitlement in the child and prevent them from developing the skills needed to take initiative and responsibility.
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Jazmin Towe, Parents, 22 Feb. 2026
What a trigger warning presumes is that readers are entitled to be protected before the fact from the possibility of powerful emotion, an odd entitlement at best and one that is seldom afforded to any being in the course of the rest of life.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Finally, there is a fair policy debate to be had about the sustainability of entitlement systems.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2026
But there’s a fundamentally American sensibility that unites its subjects — all eccentric, stubborn individuals whose belief in property as a sacred right has led them into conflict with someone equally convinced of their own entitlement.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Jazmin Towe, Parents, 22 Feb. 2026
What a trigger warning presumes is that readers are entitled to be protected before the fact from the possibility of powerful emotion, an odd entitlement at best and one that is seldom afforded to any being in the course of the rest of life.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Finally, there is a fair policy debate to be had about the sustainability of entitlement systems.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2026
But there’s a fundamentally American sensibility that unites its subjects — all eccentric, stubborn individuals whose belief in property as a sacred right has led them into conflict with someone equally convinced of their own entitlement.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for entitlement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
Noun
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The Atlanta area has been a major production locale for many years, offering producers lower costs and even subsidies in some cases.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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However, energy importers like Chile and Mexico may see inflation tick up, which could fuel social unrest and force governments to expand subsidies.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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This year, the department’s budget is about $890 million, including grants, special revenue funds and capital improvements.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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Better Mortgage is one such online lender, and offers lower-than-average rates and other perks, like speedy closing and grants for first-time homebuyers.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the brief, researchers looked at how the Dallas, Socorro and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISDs used money from the early learning allotment to support pre-K and bilingual programs and assess the impact that funding had on students.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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This allotment is expected to completely sell out with no further restocks planned.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Committees everybody wants to get on are appropriations, finance, judiciary and foreign relations.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Congress is meant to approve an annual authorization bill to set NASA’s priorities and an appropriations bill that allocates money, but the former is often neglected; the most recent finalized NASA authorization bill dates to 2022.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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