eligible
adjective
- qualified to be chosen
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ / /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ / /ˈɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/
adj
Etymology: From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).
- Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
- Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).
noun
Etymology: From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).
- One who is eligible.
“Federal agencies report that only about 1 percent of eligible students take advantage of switching schools and fewer than 20 percent of eligibles receive extra tutoring.”