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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
The expansion, in the works for decades yet delayed by community opposition, entitlements, the pandemic and adjustments to the plan, will add 200,000 square feet of retail space, bringing total square footage to approximately 600,000 square feet.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Like most municipalities, Carefree has rights (or entitlements, as they’re formally known) to two different kinds of water in the CAP.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Under Secretary Noem’s leadership, this revamped SAVE system will ensure government officials can swiftly verify legal status, halting entitlements and voter fraud.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Uncle Sam’s spending binge will remain compounding until Republicans muster the stones to take entitlements off autopilot.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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
David Moin, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Like most municipalities, Carefree has rights (or entitlements, as they’re formally known) to two different kinds of water in the CAP.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Under Secretary Noem’s leadership, this revamped SAVE system will ensure government officials can swiftly verify legal status, halting entitlements and voter fraud.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Uncle Sam’s spending binge will remain compounding until Republicans muster the stones to take entitlements off autopilot.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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 end, the Democrats mostly oriented their demands toward health care—above all, the renewal of expiring Obamacare subsidies—as opposed to, say, prioritizing more abstract ultimatums related to creeping authoritarianism.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has proposed redirecting some of the money for ACA subsidies directly to households rather than to insurers.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Field Building, located at 135 South LaSalle Street, is among six buildings in the Loop being revived through the city’s Tax Increment Financing grants.—
Kristin Larson,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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At that time, organizations can apply for grants to create a program that will distribute the cash payments.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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As fisheries recover, annual allotments get bigger.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas Department of Human Services spokesperson Gavin Lesnick did not respond to an email requesting clarification on the minimum allotments.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Entitlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlements. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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