entitlement

//ɪnˈtaɪtəlmənt//
C1Frequency Level 9Formal
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Noun

entitlementSingular
entitlementsPlural
1

The official right to have or do something, especially as granted by law or authority.

All employees have an entitlement to paid vacation.

2

A government program providing benefits to members of a specified group.

Social security and Medicare are the largest entitlement programs in the country.

3

The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.

His sense of entitlement made him expect special treatment everywhere he went.

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