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# eligibility

«eligibility» in Mova's school dictionary: **Having the right to do or get something because you meet…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Having the right to do or get something because you meet the rules, such as the right age, address or qualifications. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eligibility/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday and school life, eligibility rules decide who can join a team, enter a competition, get free school meals or vote. In forms, «check your eligibility» means see if you qualify. Phrases: «eligibility for», «eligibility rules», «check eligibility».

### examples

- Check the eligibility rules before you enter the competition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eligibility/#x1)
- Age is one condition for eligibility to vote. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eligibility/#x2)
- Your eligibility for free school meals depends on family income. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eligibility/#x3)
- The coach checked each player's eligibility for the under-11 team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eligibility/#x4)
- Living in the town is needed for eligibility for the library card. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eligibility/#x5)
- Eligibility for the prize was limited to pupils under 12. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eligibility/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective: eligible (allowed or qualified). Spelling: «-ibility». In maths word problems, eligibility rules are conditions: check each person against every rule (for example age ≤ 11 and lives in the town).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «eligibility» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eligibility/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.