eligible - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'eligible' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Eligible

[ a.]

- That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen; legally qualified to be elected and to hold office.
- Worthy to be chosen or selected; suitable; desirable; as, an eligible situation for a house.

Meaning of 'eligible' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . eligible

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen

Example in sentence:

an eligible bachelor;
eligible for retirement benefits;
eligible to run for office

Nearby Words:

elicit elicitate elicitation elicited eliciting elide elided eliding eligibility eligibleness

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Person eligible to receive effects
Person eligible to receive effects is the person, authorized by law to receive the personal effects of a deceased military member. Receipt of personal ...
Other eligible Veteran
Other eligible Veteran can be defined as other eligible veterans are those individuals who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during

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