entitlement

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Related topics: Welfare

en·ti·tle·ment /ɪnˈtaɪtlmənt/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

PEWRIGHT/HAVE THE RIGHT TOthe official right to have or do something, or the amount that you have a right to receive 〔拥有或获得某物的〕权利；应得的数额

entitlement to

Do you need advice on your entitlement to state benefits?

关于你可享受的国家津贴，你是否需要一些建议？

benefit/holiday/pension etc entitlement

The paid holiday entitlement is 25 days.

可享有的带薪假期为25天。

Examples from the Corpus

entitlement• And so, for the first time, a federal entitlement has been rescinded.• Holiday entitlements for temporary workers are less than for permanent staff.• Thanks to pay-for-knowledge, Joe has recouped more than he lost as a result of the end of entitlement.• The end of entitlement is perhaps best demonstrated by the introduction of the Social Fund in the social security reforms of 1988.• The influence of the notion of entitlement when applied to the curriculum is, as we have seen, attractive.• It is the attitude, the sense of entitlement that allows for relaxing maternal management.• Not even Jack Kemp could credibly explain how the Dole plan would work without tapping entitlements like Medicare or busting the budget.• The patients charter sets out clearly the entitlement of a patient and the standard we seek to set for ambulance services.• Many people are still not aware of the entitlements they may be able to receive.• What was once an economically viable privilege becomes an economically unviable entitlement.• The amount of money you earn does not affect your entitlement to child benefit for your children.

entitlement to• People's entitlement to compensation may be affected by state and local laws.

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