entitlements

Legally owed benefits

Entitlements are benefits or rights one is owed, especially government programs like Social Security or Medicare that citizens qualify for automatically: Entitlement spending dominates the federal budget.

The word often carries negative connotations of undeserved expectation: Kids these days have such a sense of entitlement.

In computing, entitlements are permissions granted to software.

benefits

pension

Retiree's ongoing benefit

compensation · allowance · disability · 401k · retirement · severance · dental · vision · bereavement

privilege

birthright

Entitlement from origin

aristocracy · advantage · favoritism · exclusivity · unearned · affluenza · immunity · exemption

attitude

expectation

Belief about future outcomes

narcissism · ingratitude · spoiled · arrogance · ungratefulness · victimhood · grievance · aggrievement · indignation · resentment

earned

vesting

Gaining full ownership

  • seniorityRank from length of service
  • tenureProtected employment status
  • meritDeserved praise-worthiness

accrued · eligibility · contribution · portability · matching · pensionable · clawback · forfeiture

welfare

snap

Sudden sharp sound

rights

constitutional

Health-promoting walk

equality · protection · charter · advocacy · litigation · redress · inalienable · statutory · adjudication · claimant

Categories
Opposites
basis of receipt

entitlementscharity

Voluntary aid for others

handouts · gifts · donations · alms · benevolence

obligation vs. voluntarism

entitlementscharity

Voluntary aid for others

philanthropy · generosity · goodwill · magnanimity · charitable contributions

economic exchange

entitlementsearnings

Money gained from work

wages · compensation · income · profits · remuneration

Phrases
Family

entitlement

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