An entitlementto something is the right to have it or do it.
[formal]
They lose their entitlement to benefit when they start work. [+ to]
Synonyms: right, claim, due, licence More Synonyms of entitlement
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entitlement in American English
(ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt; ɪnˈtaɪtəlmənt)
noun
1.
the condition or state of being entitled
2.
something to which a person is entitled; specif., any of various benefits provided to qualifying persons under certain government programs, as Medicare
Synonyms of 'entitlement'
right, claim, due, licence
allowance, grant, quota, ration
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In other languages
entitlement
British English: entitlement NOUN
An entitlement to something is the right to have it or do it.
They lose their entitlement to benefit when they start work.
American English: entitlement
Brazilian Portuguese: autorização
Chinese: 权利
European Spanish: derecho
French: droit
German: Berechtigung
Italian: diritto
Japanese: 権利
Korean: 자격
European Portuguese: autorização
Latin American Spanish: derecho
1 (noun)
You lose your entitlement to benefit when you start work.
Synonyms
right
a woman's right to choose
claim
The Tudors had a tenuous claim to the monarchy.
due
No doubt he felt it was his due.
licence
Fiction gives her licence to go where the traditional biographer would not dare to tread.
permission
They cannot leave the country without permission.
Women and children have been given permission to leave.
privilege
The ancient powers and privileges of the House of Commons.
prerogative
I thought it was a woman's prerogative to change her mind?
2 (noun)
such benefits as sick pay, holiday pay and pension entitlement
Synonyms
allowance
I weighed out my allowance of sugar.
grant
My application for a grant has been rejected.
quota
The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
ration
The meat ration was down to one pound per person per week.
allocation
During rationing we had a sugar allocation.
allotment
His meagre allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies.
apportionment
the apportionment of resources
Additional synonyms
in the sense of allocation
During rationing we had a sugar allocation.
Synonyms
allowance,
share,
measure,
grant,
portion,
quota,
lot,
ration,
stint,
stipend
in the sense of allotment
His meagre allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies.