Entitlement

Pronunciation: /ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt/

Entitlement (noun)

  1. The belief that one deserves certain privileges or benefits.
  2. A legal right to receive something, often from a government or organization.

Examples

  • Everyone has an entitlement to basic healthcare services.
  • The lawyer filed an entitlement for his client in court.

Common collocations: feel a sense of entitlement, claim an entitlement, assert an entitlement, challenge an entitlement

Synonyms of Entitlement

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Entitlement

  • — the state of being unqualified for something
  • — the refusal of a right or privilege