🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Anspruch

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈanʃpʁʊx

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Entitlement/ɪnˈtaɪtəlmənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sein Anspruch auf das Erbe wurde anerkannt."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The fact of having a right to something.

    "His entitlement to the inheritance was legally recognized."
  2. 2

    A government program that guarantees certain benefits to a particular group.

    "The new policy expanded the entitlement programs for low-income families."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'entitlement' originates from the Middle English word 'entitlen', which means to give a title to. It evolved from the Latin 'titulus', meaning title or label, reflecting a historical shift towards the concept of rights and privileges associated with ownership or status.

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