entitlement

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
17
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/

Definition of entitlement

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The right to have something, whether actual or perceived.
    “The auxiliary members of the royal family often have the greatest capacity to inflame public scepticism about monarchy, and Prince Harry once seemed determined to personify the entitlement and pointlessness that could have jeopardised the continuity of the crown.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The right to have something, whether actual or perceived.
    “The auxiliary members of the royal family often have the greatest capacity to inflame public scepticism about monarchy, and Prince Harry once seemed determined to personify the entitlement and pointlessness that could have jeopardised the continuity of the crown.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Power, an authority to do something.
  3. (countable, uncountable)Something to which one is entitled.
  4. (countable, uncountable)A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US.

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Etymology

From entitle + -ment.

Hooks

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