Definition of ENTITLEMENTS (original) (raw)
1
b
: a right to benefits specified especially by law or contract
2
: belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges
3
: a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group
also : funds supporting or distributed by such a program
Synonyms
Examples of entitlement in a Sentence
my entitlement to a refund celebrities who have an arrogant sense of entitlement entitlements such as medical aid for the elderly and poor
Recent Examples on the Web The Department of Veterans Affairs doesn’t limit the size of a VA loan for service members and veterans with full entitlement. —
Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2024 This assertion of white Christian entitlement and chosen-ness is toxic to the values of pluralism and equality on which democracy depends. —Robert P. Jones, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024 Both behavioral traits share some core symptoms, including self-absorption, a high sense of self-importance, hostility, and a high sense of entitlement. —Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Sep. 2024 Social media has fueled our ability to gossip and our sense of entitlement to comment on the lives of others. —Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for entitlement 
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Word History
First Known Use
1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of entitlement was in 1782
Dictionary Entries Near entitlement
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitlement. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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Last Updated: 19 Sep 2024 - Updated example sentences
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