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entitlement

/ɪnˈtaɪtlmənt/noun

उच्चारण इन्टाइट्ल्मन्ट

हक़, अधिकार, पात्रता

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] ~ (to sth) formal

    the official right to have or do something

    हक़, अधिकार, पात्रता

    • Every citizen has an entitlement to free primary education.
    • This may affect your entitlement to a pension.

    Synonyms right claim eligibility title

  2. 2

    [C] formal

    something that you have an official right to; the amount that you have a right to receive

    हक़ की चीज़, पात्रता की राशि

    • Your holiday entitlement is twenty days a year.

    Synonyms allowance quota due

  3. 3

    [U] disapproving

    the belief that you deserve special treatment or privileges

    हक़दारी का घमंड, विशेषाधिकार की भावना

    • His sense of entitlement annoyed his colleagues.
◇Word family
entitle verbentitled adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

We say entitlement to something, for example entitlement to leave, not entitlement for it.

Entitlement to something कहा जाता है, जैसे entitlement to leave, न कि entitlement for।