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

However, the Portage Township Schools have refused to recognize autism as an educational eligibility category and have denied the boy autism-specific services, sensory accommodations and the proper behavioral interventions, the suit says. —Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Each soccer club sets their own eligibility criteria for establishing superfans, but usually, PMA Supporters have paid a membership fee and have attended both home and away games. —Vivian Song, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026

Six more shows were in previews last week, with all set to open before April 27, the Tony Awards eligibility cutoff. —Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026

Eli Manning retired in 2019 and missed out in his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility in 2025. —Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026

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