rights
Americanplural noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of rights
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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The company is also feeling financial pressure from rising live sports rights fees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Soccer’s governing body plans to open bidding on media rights for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups but faces headwinds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
There will also be pathways for the leading golfers in Asia to allow them playing rights from the 2027 DP World Tour season.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Beyond financing concerns, she also lamented the "serious pushback on human rights" for those with HIV, which was "pushing people underground" and away from receiving testing, prevention and treatment.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
“On such an expedition the theft of food comes next to murder as a crime, and should by rights be punished as such,” Roosevelt wrote.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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