entitleverb [ T ]
uk/ɪnˈtaɪ.təl/us/ɪnˈtaɪ.t̬əl/entitle verb [ T ] (ALLOW)
B2 to give someone the right to do or have something:
Being unemployed entitles you to free medical treatment.
[ + to infinitive ] The employer is entitled to ask for references.
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- The voucher is valid between July and December and entitles you to 10% off all overseas flights.
- Children and the elderly are entitled to cheap train tickets.
- Everyone should be entitled to a decent standard of living.
- Students and pensioners are entitled to a discount.
- These vouchers entitle you to claim a free meal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Allowing and permitting
- admit of sth
- allow
- allow of sth
- allowable
- authorization
- authorize
- concession
- green
- leave
- let
- let sb/sth out
- licence
- license
- mandate
- OK
- open the floodgates idiom
- permissible
- sanction
- submit
- variance
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entitle verb [ T ] (GIVE TITLE)
C1 to give a title to a book, film, etc.:
Her latest novel, entitled "The Forgotten Sex", is out this week.