Words / B2

in-TYTL/ɪnˈtaɪtl/

To entitle is to give a legal or official right: be entitled to leave; entitle someone to a refund. Entitlement is the noun (next). Allow is weaker; qualify for is close. Title as a book name is a different verb (the book is entitled X) — same spelling, different meaning. Do not write “entitle to do” without be entitled to.

Meaning

To give someone a legal right to something (be entitled to).

Examples

• “A full-time contract entitles staff to paid sick leave.”
• “The novel is entitled after a local river, which is the “named” sense.”

Good to know

be entitled to + noun/-ing. Noun: entitlement. Book name: be entitled X. Close: qualify for. Weaker: allow.

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