eligible
adjective
fit or proper to be chosen; worthy of choice; desirable.
eligibility
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a word derived from
eligible.
Example Sentences
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A district could improve and still be capped, or see its eligibility shift “simply because the statewide average changed,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Lisa Myers, of the National Autistic Society, said she was pleased Merlin had consulted with autistic people and their families and that the Rap eligibility criteria would not change.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
This means that far from a one-and-done fix, monkeying with the payroll tax would have to be part of a broader discussion about taxation, eligibility and benefit levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Social Security retirement benefits and Social Security Disability Insurance count as income for Medicaid eligibility, even if parts of that money are non-taxable.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
That spring, Chapter Eleven had received two letters, one from the University of Michigan informing him of his acceptance and the other from the U.S. government informing him of his eligibility for the draft.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
