entitlement
The right to have somethingThe right to have something.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Speaker: Wodencafe Recorder: Wodencafe, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom has a sense of entitlement.
Spamster · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The right to have something.
Anspruch, Berechtigung
пра́воprávo
right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)
(countable, uncountable)A person's perceived but unjustified right to something; a tendency to claim what one does not deserve.
(countable, uncountable)Power, an authority to do something.
(countable, uncountable)Something to which one is entitled.
Anspruch
(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.
посо́биеposóbije
Examples
9 sentencesTom has a sense of entitlement.
Tom has a strong sense of entitlement.
There is nothing more out-of-date than youthful entitlement.
deNichts ist altmodischer als der Jugendkult. — mrtaistoi
Narcissists often have a sense of entitlement and expect special treatment from others.
Tom's involuntary celibacy came to an end when he let go of his sense of entitlement.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
plural: entitlements| Singular | entitlement |
|---|---|
| Plural | entitlements |
regular
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.