as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
entitlements to local school districts
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Recent Examples of entitlement
With these two programs on fiscal autopilot, the entitlement state was born, and the elderly were its prime beneficiaries.
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Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
But cutting entitlements is also the third rail of American politics.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
The donor class wants extension of the 2017 tax cuts and entitlement reform.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
This relationship can instill a sense of accountability and commitment, countering the entitlement mindset.
—Nilesh Parmar, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
But cutting entitlements is also the third rail of American politics.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
The donor class wants extension of the 2017 tax cuts and entitlement reform.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
This relationship can instill a sense of accountability and commitment, countering the entitlement mindset.
—Nilesh Parmar, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
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Trump has also erroneously cast the U.S. trade deficit with Canada — a natural resource-rich nation that provides the U.S. with commodities like oil — as a subsidy.Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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But no other disabled retirees have been able to stay on the city’s insurance after losing the subsidy, her lawyers told the court.Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, the Village Board allocated $450,000 in business improvement grants of up to $100,000 per business, Glenview spokesman David Just said.Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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The city instead gets most of its water from the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which draws water from the Owens Valley in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, and the Metropolitan Water District, which receives a large allotment from the Colorado River and Delta.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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While average payments for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are not available, the maximum allotment will increase from $943 a month to $967.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Yee-Wallace questioned whether the remaining damages — the punitive damages — would come from a state Department of Administration fund or Boise State’s general appropriations.Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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Anderson gave us the Puzzle bag, the Gate bag, and a celebrated high-fashion appropriation of the humble market tote.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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