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
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So, for instance, if a player starts a game and their team win, they will be entitled to a win bonus.
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Adam Leventhal, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
In that book, entitled The Zodiac Killer Cover-Up, the ex-cop claims to have crossed paths with a mysterious man — given the pseudonym of George Russell Tucker — at a rest stop in 1971.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Noelia Hobeika sits on one of a pair of 1950s Italian armchairs featuring their original velvet, sourced from Pomona, while Burke Williams stands alongside one of Hobeika’s works, entitled Hommage.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 29 Jan. 2025
Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a claimant state alone is entitled to natural resources within its EEZ, which extends 200 nautical miles (230 miles) from the coast.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Adam Leventhal, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
In that book, entitled The Zodiac Killer Cover-Up, the ex-cop claims to have crossed paths with a mysterious man — given the pseudonym of George Russell Tucker — at a rest stop in 1971.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Noelia Hobeika sits on one of a pair of 1950s Italian armchairs featuring their original velvet, sourced from Pomona, while Burke Williams stands alongside one of Hobeika’s works, entitled Hommage.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 29 Jan. 2025
Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a claimant state alone is entitled to natural resources within its EEZ, which extends 200 nautical miles (230 miles) from the coast.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Entitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitle. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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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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