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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits);
- Example: "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

entitlement \entitlement\ n.
   a right granted by law or contract, especially to financial
   benefits from the government.
   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

entitlement
    n 1: right granted by law or contract (especially a right to
         benefits); "entitlements make up the major part of the
         federal budget"