Entitlement

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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