eligibility

noun

el·​i·​gi·​bil·​i·​ty ˌe-lə-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

: the quality or state of being eligible : fitness or suitability to be chosen, selected, or allowed to do something

The applicants must meet all requirements for eligibility.

… should "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, of "Black Sox" infamy, also be granted eligibility for the Hall of Fame?

—David A. Kaplan

Mass mailings go out to low-income areas, and if a letter is returned as undeliverable, the party uses it to challenge that voter's eligibility.

—Sasha Abramsky

Examples of eligibility in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Removing federal student aid eligibility from certain immigrants who were not citizens. —Robert Farrington, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

Dominic Gwinn | Afp | Getty Images Current law prohibits basing Medicaid eligibility on work requirements or work reporting requirements, according to KFF. —Lorie Konish, CNBC, 25 June 2025

Two-way deals do not come with playoff eligibility. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025

Qualifications: Household eligibility is based on participation in qualifying programs orhousehold income. —Kara McGinley, USA Today, 24 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing eligibility

• re-eligibility

Rhymes for eligibility

• acceptability
• accessibility
• adaptability
• admissibility
• advisability
• affordability
• allowability
• amenability
• amiability
• appealability
• applicability
• availability