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entitlement definition

en·ti·tle·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. the condition or state of being entitled
  2. something to which a person is entitled; specif., any of various benefits provided to qualifying persons under certain government programs, as Medicare

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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