nonqualifying

5.9

Not good enough to move on or be chosen

adjective
/nɒnˈkwɒlɪfaɪɪŋ/

: no cualificante

Until recently, it was unclear whether nonqualifying property under Section 1031 included a legal entity that has become increasingly common in recent years: the limited liability company.

Examples

The committee decided that the project was nonqualifying because it did not meet the necessary criteria.
Many students were disappointed to learn that their nonqualifying grades would not be accepted for the scholarship.
He was frustrated when he found out that his nonqualifying experience did not count towards his application.

Synonyms

ineligible

vsnonqualifying

26 5.0

Not allowed to do or get something because of the rules

is about failing required conditions and not counting toward selection

noneligible

vsnonqualifying

5.8

Not allowed to take part because you do not meet the rules

has identical meaning but uses a different word form

How Qualifying

qualified

304 3.0

eligible

265 3.9

nonqualifying

5.9

disqualifying

1 5.4

Surface Forms

nonqualifying positive

Morphology

nonqualifying = qualifying (transparent) = non + qualify + ing

Formed by productive negation 'non-' added to the adjective 'qualifying'; the meaning is directly the negation of 'qualifying'.

Etymology

Nonqualifying starts with non- meaning 'not' and uses qualify, the same root as qualified and qualification, which means 'to meet the rules' or 'be fit for something'. So nonqualifying describes something that does not meet the requirements and therefore does not count toward selection or moving on.