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
Therefore, union contracts and social democracies alike pair strong wages and entitlements with deliberate policies that help ordinary households accumulate assets too.
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Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Soaring interest rates and entitlements drive debt toward disaster.
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Megan McArdle,
Washington Post,
8 June 2026
The supply of properties that check all these boxes — functional ranch infrastructure, winery entitlements, the land and water profile that makes genuine self-sufficiency possible — is finite in ways that new construction can’t solve.
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Lindsey Harn,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
The fact that there was a legal dispute over these entitlements, with the workers and the State of New York on one side and the platforms on the other, demonstrates the political stakes of their struggle.
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Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
The city has laid the foundation, in the area surrounding the ballpark, for the types of projects that are typically built around major sports venues, with flexible entitlements that would allow construction of entertainment, housing, hotels, retail and office space.
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Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
Unlike discretionary grants, these programs are mandatory entitlements under federal law.
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Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Trump has overturned many long-standing public-policy commitments of conservatives—supporting free trade, reforming entitlements, supporting foreign assistance to save lives and advance American interests, standing by NATO, and standing against Russian oppression at home and aggression abroad.
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Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
The developer was tapped by New York Life, the Alpharetta mall’s owner, to pursue redevelopment entitlements and oversee predevelopment preparation.
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Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Soaring interest rates and entitlements drive debt toward disaster.
—
Megan McArdle,
Washington Post,
8 June 2026
The supply of properties that check all these boxes — functional ranch infrastructure, winery entitlements, the land and water profile that makes genuine self-sufficiency possible — is finite in ways that new construction can’t solve.
—
Lindsey Harn,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
The fact that there was a legal dispute over these entitlements, with the workers and the State of New York on one side and the platforms on the other, demonstrates the political stakes of their struggle.
—
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
The city has laid the foundation, in the area surrounding the ballpark, for the types of projects that are typically built around major sports venues, with flexible entitlements that would allow construction of entertainment, housing, hotels, retail and office space.
—
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
Unlike discretionary grants, these programs are mandatory entitlements under federal law.
—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Trump has overturned many long-standing public-policy commitments of conservatives—supporting free trade, reforming entitlements, supporting foreign assistance to save lives and advance American interests, standing by NATO, and standing against Russian oppression at home and aggression abroad.
—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
The developer was tapped by New York Life, the Alpharetta mall’s owner, to pursue redevelopment entitlements and oversee predevelopment preparation.
—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlements
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The states that move fastest will not necessarily be the ones with the most generous subsidies.
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While the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers, experts say other health costs, such as prescription drugs, medical tests and hospital bills, are also squeezing consumers.
Noun
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In June 2025, university officials said 90 grants had ended, leading to a loss of $50 million in federal research funding.
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This distinction eliminates dependence on foreign sources and grants operators total control over their fuel supply chain.
Noun
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And then, there are also different financial allotments.
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The whole issue of restocking vacant allotments?
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“Entitlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlements. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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