Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entitlement

/ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
en-ti-tle-ment
IPA
/ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The right to have something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person's perceived but unjustified right to something; a tendency to claim what one does not deserve.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Power, an authority to do something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something to which one is entitled.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English entitle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entitlement From entitle + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

entitlements (plural)

Derived Forms

disentitlement overentitlement underentitlement

Questions

How do you pronounce entitlement?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/.
What does entitlement mean?
The right to have something.
Where does entitlement come from?
Etymology tree English entitle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entitlement From entitle + -ment.

How to pronounce entitlement

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