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
For example, the gridlock includes entitlement reform and tax hikes on the wealthy that may be unavoidable, but politically toxic.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Local governments are struggling to raise enough money to pay for entitlement programs, while financial institutions are saddled with debt.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Currently 37 cities in Massachusetts get annual CDBG federal grants and 11 more communities get entitlement grants.
—Lewis Finfer, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The data highlights a split within the GOP as Trump pushes forward with aggressive spending cut targets and lawmakers advance a budget proposal that omits clear protections for some entitlement programs.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Local governments are struggling to raise enough money to pay for entitlement programs, while financial institutions are saddled with debt.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Currently 37 cities in Massachusetts get annual CDBG federal grants and 11 more communities get entitlement grants.
—Lewis Finfer, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The data highlights a split within the GOP as Trump pushes forward with aggressive spending cut targets and lawmakers advance a budget proposal that omits clear protections for some entitlement programs.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitlement
Noun
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Corinth also said when there's such a severe housing shortage like now, federal subsidies can goose the market and push up prices for everyone.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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The platform uses technology to help low-income individuals enroll in government programs like Medicaid, SNAP and utility subsidies.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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In addition to threatening Harvard’s tax-exempt status and halting federal grants, the Trump administration wants to block Harvard from being able to enroll international students.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2025
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All three programs have provided grant funding or staffing to a broad range of colleges and universities.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The county had previously committed more than $760,000 to the project so the new allotment increased its total contribution to about $6 million.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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According to summary provided by the House speaker’s office, the bill includes financial support for special education, bilingual education and pre-kindergarten and a $395 increase in the base amount schools get per student, known as the basic allotment.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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This is a recognizable act of appropriation and, in that sense, an artistic strategy.—
David Wallace-Wells,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
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Trump is also expecting Congress to pass a massive supplemental that gives the U.S. military an additional $119 billion cash infusion, above and beyond what the regular appropriations process would provide.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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“Entitlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitlement. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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