Look up: entitlement

1. Entitlement
   An entitlement is a guarantee of access to benefits based on established rights or by legislation. A "right" is itself an entitlement associated with a moral or social principle, such that an "entitlement" is a provision made in accordance with legal framework of a society. Typically, entitlements are laws based on concepts of principle ("rig...
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2. entitlement
   [n] - right granted by law or contract esp to benefits
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3. entitlement
   a Government benefit such as social security and medicare that must be paid to anyone meeting specific eligibility requirements Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • a message that contains information about the conditions required for accessing service components, which are...
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4. Entitlement
   Electric energy or generating capacity that a utility has a right to access under power exchange or sales agreements.
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5. entitlement
   noun right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits); `entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget`
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6. Entitlement
   [fair division] Entitlement in fair division describes that proportion of the resources or goods to be divided that a player can expect to receive. The idea is based on the normal idea of entitlement. Entitlements can in the main be determined by agreeing on a cooperative game and using its ...
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