noun (formal)
1 [U] ~ (to sth) the official right to have or do sth:
This may affect your entitlement to compensation.
2 [C] something that you have an official right to; the amount that you have the right to receive:
Your contributions will affect your pension entitlements.
3 [C] (AmE) a government system that provides financial support to a particular group of people:
a reform of entitlements * Medicard, Medicare and other entitlement programs
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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This entry for entitlement is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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