the official right to have or do something

something that you have an official right to; the amount that you have the right to receive

Your contributions will affect your pension entitlements.

We are able to advise people what their legal entitlements are.

a government system that provides financial support to a particular group of people

Medicaid, Medicare and other entitlement programs

the feeling of having a right to the good things in life without necessarily having to work for them

I can't stand the sense of entitlement among these kids.

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