ENTITLEMENT


Meaning of ENTITLEMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈtī-t ə l-mənt ]

noun

Date: 1942

1.

a. : the state or condition of being entitled : right

b. : a right to benefits specified especially by law or contract

2. : a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group ; also : funds supporting or distributed by such a program

3. : belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.