"entitlement" meaning in English

See entitlement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-entitlement.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-entitlement.wav [US] Forms: entitlements [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English entitle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entitlement From entitle + -ment. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|entitle|-ment|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English entitle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entitlement [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "nominal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-mn̥", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-mn̥tom", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-mentom", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-mentum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ment", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ment", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ment", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "entitlement", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="entitlement"> From entitle + -ment. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} entitlement (countable and uncountable, plural entitlements)
  1. The right to have something. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the right to have something): nárok [masculine] (Czech), recht op (Dutch), pretendo (Esperanto), oikeutus (Finnish), (avoir) droit sur (French), Anspruch [masculine] (German), Berechtigung [feminine] (German), jogosultság (Hungarian), igényjogosultság (Hungarian), rett [masculine] (Norwegian), direito [masculine] (Portuguese), poder [masculine] (Portuguese), ter direito a (Portuguese), ter o direito de (Portuguese), пра́во (právo) [neuter] (Russian), fuero [masculine] (Spanish), fuer [masculine] (Spanish), anspråk [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-entitlement-en-noun-ef-B4gDD Disambiguation of 'the right to have something': 95 5 0 0 0
  2. A person's perceived but unjustified right to something; a tendency to claim what one does not deserve. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-entitlement-en-noun-isjU4BMK
  3. Power, an authority to do something. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (power, authority to do something): rajto (Esperanto), povo (Esperanto), poder [masculine] (Portuguese), potestad [feminine] (Spanish), jur [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-entitlement-en-noun-8LodUoTa Disambiguation of 'power, authority to do something': 0 5 89 0 6
  4. Something to which one is entitled. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (something that one is entitled to): oprávnění [neuter] (Czech), aanspraak (Dutch), etuus (Finnish), revendication [feminine] (French), droit [masculine] (French), Anspruch [masculine] (German), reivindicação [feminine] (Portuguese), direito [masculine] (Portuguese), anspråk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-entitlement-en-noun-xgWgTDkm Disambiguation of 'something that one is entitled to': 0 7 0 91 2
  5. (politics) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government): uitkering (Dutch), allocation [feminine] (French), alocação [feminine] (Portuguese), посо́бие (posóbije) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-entitlement-en-noun-1J4~nvYk Categories (other): Politics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 4 10 10 13 62 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 4 21 9 11 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 4 21 9 11 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 4 9 11 12 64 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 14 5 6 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 6 16 19 20 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 6 3 8 80 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 8 18 10 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 7 15 9 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 5 11 6 75 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 3 16 13 8 59 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 7 15 8 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 2 35 9 5 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 9 7 11 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 3 6 16 7 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 9 7 11 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 8 6 11 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 9 7 11 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 37 5 5 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 2 35 9 5 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 2 35 11 5 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 7 7 8 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 9 5 8 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 3 8 15 10 65 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'a legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government': 0 15 1 0 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disentitlement, overentitlement, underentitlement

Inflected forms

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