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eligibility

eligibility

70 4.0
Permission to take part or be chosen
  • noun
  • /ˌɛlɪdʒəˈbɪlɪti/
translation icon : elegibilidad
  • Such restrictions have nothing to do with an applicant's eligibility, she says.
  • eligibility criteria
  • eligibility requirements
  • determine eligibility

People should be proud of their eligibility to others sometimes.

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Examples

  • Service users moving from one area to another must obtain a new assessment of their eligibility for services. What's changing?

    Academic text (2011)
  • So the new guidelines for adults, not a whole lot has changed, but a few specific groups now have increased eligibility to ARVs.

  • You have four years left of eligibility, right?

  • No, they say his eligibility ran out years ago.

  • Eligibility for benefits starts after six months.

  • The Law Commission believes the government, rather than it, should make a decision on national eligibility criteria.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It is the task of this Council to determine your eligibility for pardon.

  • Indeed, fewer than 10 percent of older SMI clients who required information concerning benefit eligibility received such information.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The U.S. Department of Education recognizes accrediting bodies that determine the eligibility of institutions for federal funds.

    Academic text (1990)
  • To qualify for the scholarship, you must meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the application.

Synonyms

qualification
vseligibility
107 3.4

A skill, certificate or experience that makes someone suitable for a job

is the resulting state of being entitled or allowed to participate

Antonyms

Not being allowed to take part in or get something

How Eligible

eligibility
70 4.0

Surface Forms

eligibility singular
eligibilities plural

Morphology

eligibility = eligible (transparent) = eligible + ity

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'eligible', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Eligibility comes from a root that means 'to choose', the same root as in elect. So eligibility means being allowed or qualified to be chosen or to take part.