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
When accounting for pre-development, procurement of entitlements such as zoning, environmental review, full buildout and operation, the project is expected to take approximately 10 years to complete.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Data silos or inconsistent naming conventions can wreak havoc on both entitlements and invoicing.
—Griffin Parry, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Two physical editions are also available, each with different entitlements.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Empresas Fonalledas will retain the 67-acre town center site, which has a Mixed-Use future land use and entitlements for 620 multifamily units and 190,000 square feet of commercial use.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Data silos or inconsistent naming conventions can wreak havoc on both entitlements and invoicing.
—Griffin Parry, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Two physical editions are also available, each with different entitlements.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Empresas Fonalledas will retain the 67-acre town center site, which has a Mixed-Use future land use and entitlements for 620 multifamily units and 190,000 square feet of commercial use.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlements
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In the Senate, Democrats are withholding support for a measure to keep the government funded at current levels unless Republicans extend subsidies that help some Americans pay for health care through the Affordable Care Act, which are set to expire at year's end, among other demands.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Federal housing assistance programs support more than 8 million people by providing units in public housing or subsidies that help cover the cost of rentals on the private market.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Biden administration created the program in 2023 to allow FEMA to award grants to state, local, or nonprofit organizations that provide support services to migrants released from ICE custody.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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This comes after earlier attempts to force changes at top universities by cancelling billions of dollars in research grants.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Maximum allotments have been increased in comparison to last year’s SNAP benefits, as noted below.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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There were once 2,522 public domain allotments in California totaling 336,409 acres.—
Beth Rose Middleton Manning,
The Conversation,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Entitlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlements. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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