entitlement

«entitlement» in Mova's school dictionary: something you have a right to have or do, like holiday… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an entitlement, entitlements; also uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) An entitlement is something you have a right to have or do, like holiday time or free meals. tree →

2) Entitlement can mean the feeling that you deserve special treatment, even when you do not; this sense is disapproving. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and formal speech: holiday entitlement, benefit entitlement. In stories a spoiled character may show a sense of entitlement. In maths: entitlement may be a number of days or an amount of money to work out. Phrases: holiday entitlement, sense of entitlement, entitlement to.

examples

• Workers have an entitlement of 25 days' holiday a year. tree →
• Pupils from low-income families have an entitlement to free meals. tree →
• His sense of entitlement annoyed everyone. tree →
• Check your entitlement before you apply. tree →
• She used all her holiday entitlement in summer. tree →
• The spoiled prince acted with entitlement. tree →

note

Comes from "entitled" (having a right to). Countable or uncountable. Careful: "entitled" can also mean behaving as if you deserve more, which is a criticism. In maths: entitlement minus days used = days left.

In the corpora

• "Entitlement reform" means cutting pensions and welfare (US).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «entitlement» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.