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.
Retiree's ongoing benefit
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- compensationPayment for services rendered
allowance · disability · 401k · retirement · severance · dental · vision · bereavement
Entitlement from origin
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- eliteSuperior select group
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
advantage · favoritism · exclusivity · unearned · affluenza · immunity · exemption
Belief about future outcomes
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- demandForceful request or requirement
- deservingWorthy of reward
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
ingratitude · spoiled · arrogance · ungratefulness · victimhood · grievance · aggrievement · indignation
Gaining full ownership
- seniorityRank from length of service
- tenureProtected employment status
- meritDeserved praise-worthiness
- accruedGradually accumulated
eligibility · contribution · portability · matching · pensionable · clawback · forfeiture
Sudden sharp sound
- supplementalAdded to complete
- dependencyState of needing support
- reformImprove by correcting faults
Health-promoting walk
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- equalitySame status for all
protection · charter · advocacy · litigation · redress · inalienable · statutory · adjudication
pension
Retiree's ongoing benefit
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- coverageExtent of inclusion
compensation · allowance · disability · 401k · retirement · severance · dental · vision · bereavement
birthright
Entitlement from origin
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- eliteSuperior select group
aristocracy · advantage · favoritism · exclusivity · unearned · affluenza · immunity · exemption
expectation
Belief about future outcomes
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- demandForceful request or requirement
- deservingWorthy of reward
narcissism · ingratitude · spoiled · arrogance · ungratefulness · victimhood · grievance · aggrievement · indignation · resentment
vesting
Gaining full ownership
- seniorityRank from length of service
- tenureProtected employment status
- meritDeserved praise-worthiness
accrued · eligibility · contribution · portability · matching · pensionable · clawback · forfeiture
snap
Sudden sharp sound
- supplementalAdded to complete
- dependencyState of needing support
- reformImprove by correcting faults
constitutional
Health-promoting walk
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- freedomAbsence of constraint
equality · protection · charter · advocacy · litigation · redress · inalienable · statutory · adjudication · claimant
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- benefitsadvantage, healthcare coverage, dental insurance, benefit, health screening
- lawslaws, statute, ordinance, acts, statutes
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- Doublespeakcollateral damage, enhanced interrogation, friendly fire, regime change, neutralize
entitlementscharity
Voluntary aid for others
handouts · gifts · donations · alms · benevolence
entitlementscharity
Voluntary aid for others
philanthropy · generosity · goodwill · magnanimity · charitable contributions
entitlementsearnings
Money gained from work
wages · compensation · income · profits · remuneration
- vacation entitlementPermitted absence from employment
- entitlement programsGuaranteed government benefit systems
- legal entitlementsClaims enforceable by law