entitlements

noun

plural of entitlement
as in subsidies
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 entitlements What departing Canva employees get Departing employees will receive at least six months’ salary, inclusive of statutory entitlements, regardless of location. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026 Two properties only a few miles apart can have entirely different investment profiles depending on infrastructure, zoning, entitlements, residential development, tenant demand and the direction in which population and employment are moving. — Rodrigo Brandao Schiavo, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Back in 2024, Half Moon Bay city council approved the coastal permit and entitlements for the project. — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 The project, backed by a $740 million loan secured by Whitman Family Development, has been decades in the making and had been stalled by community opposition, entitlements, complicated construction plans and the pandemic. — David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026 For Japan, the 44 weeks of the individual parental leave entitlements for the mother must be used simultaneously with the father if both parents are to use the entirety of their entitlement. — Megan Kuykendoll, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 That structure draws on capabilities Lowery Company has used across its broader development work, from feasibility and site acquisition through entitlements, design coordination, construction management and operations. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Matt Tapp, director of acquisitions and entitlements at Griffin Riley, said Monday that the project represents several years of close collaboration with city officials. — Ilana Arougheti july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 Public safety, education and child care, and protecting seniors’ entitlements like Social Security and Medicare. — Brent Andersen, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlements
  1. subsidies
  2. grants
  3. allotments
Noun
  • Traditional oil and gas majors sank, while solar and green energy stocks surged, driven by expectations that a Democratic Congress will resume pushing subsidies for them.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • When those federal subsidies expired at the end of last year, millions saw their monthly premium bills double or even triple — forcing about 3 million people to walk away from their coverage altogether.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of subsidies
Noun
  • The duo co-sponsored the Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill that would make youth sports eligible for federal economic development grants.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • One proposal from the OMB in particular, a set of rule changes that would have granted political appointees—and not area experts—control over which grants were approved, was voted down by Congress in a stopgap funding bill that passed in September.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of grants
Noun
  • The total allotments to the three downstream states could be cut by as much as 40% through 2036, menacing their economies and communities.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • These allotments seemed more than reasonable given the annual water flow at the time.
    — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of allotments

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“Entitlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlements. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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