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Meaning of "entitlement program" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM

entitlement program  [ɪnˈtaɪt əlmənt ˈprəʊɡræm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Entitlement program is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Entitlement

An entitlement is a guarantee of access to something, such as to welfare benefits, based on established rights or by legislation. The term may also reflect a pejorative connotation, as in a "sense of entitlement". A "right" is itself an entitlement associated with a moral or social principle, such that an "entitlement" is a provision made in accordance with a legal framework of a society. Typically, entitlements are based on concepts of principle which are themselves based in concepts of social equality or enfranchisement.

Definition of entitlement program in the English dictionary

The definition of entitlement program in the dictionary is a government program providing defined sectors of the population with social benefits.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM


cryptogram
ˈkrɪptəʊɡræm
deprogram
diːˈprəʊɡræm
diagram
ˈdaɪəˌɡræm
gram
ɡræm
hectogramme
ˈhɛktəʊɡræm
histogram
ˈhɪstəˌɡræm
hologram
ˈhɒləˌɡræm
kilogram
ˈkɪləʊˌɡræm
kilogramme
ˈkɪləʊɡræm
microprogram
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌprəʊɡræm
monogram
ˈmɒnəˌɡræm
pentagram
ˈpɛntəˌɡræm
preprogram
priːˈprəʊɡræm
program
ˈprəʊɡræm
programme
ˈprəʊɡræm
reprogram
riːˈprəʊɡræm
reprogramme
riːˈprəʊɡræm
spectrogram
ˈspektrəʊɡræm
subprogram
ˈsʌbˌprəʊɡræm
telegram
ˈtɛlɪˌɡræm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM

entia
entice
enticeable
enticement
enticer
enticing
enticingly
enticingness
entire
entirely
entireness
entireties
entirety
entitative
entities
entitle
entitled
entitlement
entity
entoblast

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM

Agram
application program
audiogram
cardiogram
computer program
dendrogram
electrocardiogram
ideogram
mammogram
microgram
nomogram
organogram
outreach program
parallelogram
phonogram
photogram
pictogram
radiogram
software program
source program
stereogram

Synonyms and antonyms of entitlement program in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «entitlement program» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM

Find out the translation of entitlement program to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of entitlement program from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «entitlement program» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

授权方案
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

programa de ayuda social
570 millions of speakers

English

entitlement program
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पात्रता कार्यक्रम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

برنامج الاستحقاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

право программа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

programa de benefício
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এনটাইটেলমেন্ট প্রোগ্রাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

programme de droit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Program hak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anspruch Programm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エンタイトルメント·プログラム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자격 프로그램
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Program hak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chương trình quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உரிம நிரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एंटाइटलमेंट प्रोग्राम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hak verme programı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

programma diritto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Program uprawnienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

право програма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

programul dreptul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόγραμμα δικαίωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanspraak program
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rätt program
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

entitlement program
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of entitlement program

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM»

The term «entitlement program» is normally little used and occupies the 121.797 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «entitlement program» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «entitlement program» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about entitlement program

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QUOTES WITH «ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word entitlement program.
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Tim Pawlenty
Medicaid is essentially bankrupt, Medicare is essentially bankrupt, why the heck would we give the federal government another entitlement program to manage?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM»

Discover the use of entitlement program in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to entitlement program and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Price Theory and Applications: Decisions, Markets, and ...
EXAMPLE 2.9 THE OIL ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM In 1973 and 1974 the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) drastically reduced petroleum production, causing the world price of crude oil to soar from about $2 to almost ...
Jack Hirshleifer, Amihai Glazer, David Hirshleifer, 2005
2
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(a) The wage provisions of § 97.718 shall apply to the Entitlement program. In addition: (1) In Entitlement projects in which the subsidization of private-for-profit employers is authorized, up to 100 percent of the wages may be paid. However, in ...
3
Nutrition in Pediatrics: Basic Science, Clinical Applications
It is not an entitlement program. Its aim is to develop understanding and awareness through a variety of methods, including direct teaching by nutrition assistants in existing groups (such as employment and training programs and shelters for ...
Christopher Duggan, John B. Watkins, W. Allan Walker, 2008
4
Social Welfare Policy and Social Programs: A Values Perspective
This kind of “entitlement” has nothing to do with an entitlement program. According to budget regulations, entitlement programs are mandated by law to give aid to all who are eligible to receive the aid regardless of the total cost in any given ...
Elizabeth Segal, 2009
5
Public Finance and Public Policy: Responsibilities and ...
Although the household in Figure 5.24 accepts the entitlement, this household is also prepared to pay the government to withdraw the tax-financed free entitlement program. If we ask this household how much it is prepared to pay to end the ...
Arye L. Hillman, 2003
6
Leaving Welfare: Employment and Well-being of Families that ...
Critics of this entitlement program charged that it destroyed the incentive to work, discouraged marriage, and promoted nonmarital childbearing and long-term dependence on government assistance. Although some of these criticisms were  ...
Gregory Acs, Pamela Loprest, 2004
7
America's Priorities: How the U.S. Government Raises and ...
An example of how an entitlement operates is Social Security, the nation's largest entitlement program (at $612 billion in FY 2008). The Social Security laws prescribe formulas under which retired workers receive benefits based on the length ...
Charles Konigsberg, 2007
8
Introduction to Oil Company Financial Analysis
The rash of refinery closings that occurred in the early 1980s was primarily due to overcapacity and the inability of the small refiners to compete without the entitlement program. The entitlement program. In 1959, the government imposed  ...
David C. Johnston, Daniel Johnston, 2006
9
42 CFR Public Health: CFR Parts 482 to End
(e)(1) Transfer of program income to Entitlement program. A unit of general local government that becomes eligible to be an Entitlement grantee may request the state's approval to transfer State CDBG grant-generated program income to the ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
10
America's Homeless: Numbers, Characteristics, and Programs ...
In an entitlement program open to all eligible households, approximately 2.8 million households are projected to participate out of an eligible population of around 7.8 million households. The programs targeted on households with excessive ...
Martha R. Burt, Barbara E. Cohen, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term entitlement program is used in the context of the following news items.
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CEP enhances existing school lunch and breakfast programs
It takes a seven-decade-old entitlement program and makes it more effective. The op-ed also attacks the new, healthier nutrition standards in ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
2
Appalling Social Security waste
But the massive federal entitlement program also evidently suffers from costly mismanagement of its Disability Insurance (DI) program. As The ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
3
Greek Voters Got It Right, Here's Why We Should Pay Attention
Today, more than 50 cents of every tax dollar in nearly every western country goes to fund some form of government entitlement program. «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
4
Big NIH Funding Boost Likely to Pass Despite Grumbling From …
... even if it's cheaper, is still unacceptable to Holler, who doesn't buy the argument that it won't turn into another permanent entitlement program ... «GovExec.com, Jul 15»
5
WIC program easier than you think to be eligible for the USDA …
The stigma surrounding WIC (Women, Infant and Children) is that it is an entitlement program. However, unlike 'food stamps', the program, ... «The Caledonia Argus, Jul 15»
6
US unemployment falls to 7-year low, but wages are flat
"You can go to work, work 40 hours a week and maybe earn a low income, or you can go onto an entitlement program, and earn, maybe a little ... «UpperMichigansSource.com, Jul 15»
7
We Lose Twice
Where does the money for this new entitlement program come from? It is yanked straight out of the public schools. Estimates are that between ... «Germantown Now, Jul 15»
8
Medicare's Victims: Order Your Copy!
RT @JeffaStier: Is free school lunch the next great American entitlement program? By Jeff Stier and Julie Kelly http://t.co/bLDaGBELEL. «Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog, Jul 15»
9
'Now, we're the adversary': Legislators leave agencies scrambling …
“This is not an entitlement program. This is a program that helps families become self-sufficient.” Another year at the office. At the Whiteside ... «SaukValley.com, Jul 15»
10
Why Rep. Porter voted against Medicaid expansion in Florida
... used the same federal Medicaid dollars and had to follow the same Medicaid entitlement program rules. The Medicaid credits FHIX enrollees ... «Suwannee Democrat, Jul 15»

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