ineligible
adjective/ɪnˈelɪdʒəbl/
/ɪnˈelɪdʒəbl/
- not having the necessary qualifications to have or to do something
- ineligible (for something) ineligible for financial assistance
- The new rules have made thousands more people ineligible for legal aid.
- ineligible (to do something) ineligible to vote
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- make somebody/something
- …
- for
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from in- ‘not’ + eligible.Want to learn more?
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