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• plural of entitlement.

entitlements

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1. Federal programs, such as Social Security (see also Social Security), Medicare (see also Medicare) and Medicaid, that disburse money according to fixed formulas to citizens who fall into designated categories. Because entitlements do not require annual congressional appropriations, their cost tends to rise steadily and, in the view of some, out of control.

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Rising yields reflect in part expectations that interest rates will stay higher for longer, and that governments will have to issue more debt to finance entitlements for aging populations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

However, the IMB said at the end of its reporting year period, the prison was still "non-compliant with minimum clothing entitlements".

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

More than half of the calls have been about pay and other contractual entitlements while in the war zone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

The panel has called on leaders to provide extra support for single-parent families, such as more paid leave; and to consider extending existing leave entitlements to grandparents and other family members who take care-giving roles.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026

I hav'nt my visitin' cyard with me, but if I had 'em heah you'd find my entitlements, on readin', was somethin' lak this: Miss Maria Conway, of Zion!”

From The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by John Trotwood Moore