entitle
verb
en·ti·tle
in-ˈtī-tᵊl 
en-
entitled; entitling
in-ˈtī-tᵊl-iŋ
-ˈtīt-liŋ,
en-
1
: to give a title to : designate
2
: to furnish with proper grounds for seeking or claiming something
this ticket entitles the bearer to free admission
Examples of entitle in a Sentence
He entitled his book “My Life on Mars.”
the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens
Recent Examples on the Web
Trump has argued he is entitled to sweeping immunity for allegedly official acts taken while in office, but special counsel Jack Smith, who brought the case against the former president, has urged the Supreme Court to reject Trump's claims.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 May 2024
The suit also made the case that athletes were entitled to a piece of the billions of dollars the NCAA and those conferences earn from media rights agreements with television networks.
—Ralph D. Russo, Fortune, 24 May 2024
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 May 2024
The suit also made the case that athletes were entitled to a piece of the billions of dollars the NCAA and those conferences earn from media rights agreements with television networks.
—Ralph D. Russo, Fortune, 24 May 2024
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“Entitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitle. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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entitle
verb
en·ti·tle
in-ˈtīt-ᵊl
entitled; entitling
-ˈtīt-liŋ
-ᵊl-iŋ
1
: to give a title to
2
: to give a right to : qualify
the card entitles us to a discount
entitlement
noun
-ᵊl-mənt
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