eligibleel‧i‧gi‧ble /ˈelɪdʒəbəl/ ●○○ adjective 
Students on a part-time course are not eligible for a loan.eligible to do something Over 500,000 18-year-olds will become eligible to vote this year.2[only before noun] an eligible man or woman would be good to marry because they are rich, attractive, and not married: Stephen was regarded as an eligible bachelor.—eligibility /ˌelɪdʒəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
WORD ORIGINeligible
Origin:
1400-1500 French, Late Latin eligibilis, from Latin eligere; ➔ ELECT1EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He's America's most eligible bachelor.
- His father had suggested several eligible middle class girls to him.
- The world saw Jack as a rich eligible bachelor, but really he was very shy.
- For example, Wilson wanted new recipients to be eligible for aid for only one year, but Democrats wanted two years.
- Last month disagreements about who should be eligible to vote brought registration to a halt.
- Only Grades 7 to 4 are eligible for performance-related earnings and a London Weighting Allowance of £1750 is payable on top.
- People aged over 16 and receiving higher Attendance Allowance are eligible to apply.
- The group passes on to the Bank names of members eligible for a loan.
- The majority of eligible voters said they would rather not cast ballots, leading to the worst percentage voter turnout since 1924.
- There may be no extra people to serve as controls; the program serves everybody eligible and interested.
Longman Language Activatornot married
· He told her he wasn't married, but he was lying.· Jeff and Paula have two children, but they're not actually married.
someone who is single is not married or is not in a permanent romantic relationship with anyone: · Please fill in the section on the form that asks if you're single, married or divorced.· At my age it's difficult to meet single women.single parent: · Many of the children at the school come from single parent families.single mother: · I'm a single mother, so I don't have much money.
an unmarried person is someone who has never been married: · Mrs Travis has three unmarried sons.unmarried mother: · Unmarried mothers can usually receive help from the State or Federal governments.
a man who has never been married: · Ben was the only bachelor among all the married couples and felt quite out of place.somebody's bachelor days: · Now that Derek's bachelor days were over he'd have to start behaving in a more responsible manner.bachelor flat: · His home had the look of a bachelor flat - clean but empty.
a word meaning a woman who has never married, especially a woman who is no longer young, which some people now think is offensive: · Both my father's sisters were spinsters.spinster aunt/sister/lady etc: · Sally lives with her mother and her spinster aunt.
rich, attractive, and not married, and therefore very desirable as a husband or wife: · His father had suggested several eligible middle class girls to him.eligible bachelor: · The world saw Jack as a rich eligible bachelor, but really he was very shy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Over 500,000 18-year-olds will become eligible to vote this year. Stephen was regarded as an eligible bachelor.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The Crown Prince was Japan’s most eligible bachelor (=a rich young man who has not yet married). She will become eligible for parole in 19 months.
1someone who is eligible for something is able or allowed to do it, for example because they are the right ageeligible for Over 500,000 18-year-olds will become eligible to vote this year. Stephen was regarded as an eligible bachelor. The Crown Prince was Japan’s most eligible bachelor (=a rich young man who has not yet married). (=be allowed to receive a grant)· This booklet explains who is eligible to receive a grant.
She will become eligible for parole in 19 months.· All those aged 18 or over are eligible to vote.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Certain types of carefully evaluated professional experience are also eligible for credits.· A writer is also eligible if he or she has three works broadcast on the radio or the television.· All Curatorial Grades are also eligible for performance-related earnings.
NOUN· I have it on good authority, meanwhile, that Manny is an eligible bachelor.· Many would regard him, I think, as an eligible bachelor.
· As seen earlier, in a rather circular fashion, eligible bank bills are bills of exchange accepted by an eligible bank.· The Bank does not rediscount eligible bank bills back to the market in such instances.· On 23 September 1988 the list of eligible banks numbered 158.· It does not usually purchase eligible bank bills within seven days of their acceptance.
· Dosing compliance was similar in the two groups; an average of 89.5% of eligible children were successfully treated in each round.· But neither the state nor the federal government can serve all eligible children.· At each dosing point, an average of 94.7% of eligible children received the supplement or placebo.· And for just £2.50 per month all your eligible children could be covered too and receive half the adult benefits stated.· In 1992 child benefit was f9.65 for the eldest eligible child and f7.80 for each additional child.
· Retrospectively an additional 16 eligible patients were identified who had not been recruited.· Under Johnwick, rehabilitation became the means whereby eligible patients were encouraged to leave voluntarily.· After fully informed consent was obtained eligible patients were registered by phone at the central statistical office at the University of Vienna.· In addition to discharging eligible patients, Gordon sought to change a series of other long-standing practices.
· Percentage of eligible voters voting yes: 52.8%.· The majority of eligible voters said they would rather not cast ballots, leading to the worst percentage voter turnout since 1924.· Participation is measured using voter turnout, or the percentage of the eligible voters who actually voted in national elections.· He pointed out that in the last election, only about 48 percent of eligible voters voted.· Gans predicted last week that the turnout would drop to 51 percent of eligible voters.
Students on a part-time course are not eligible for a loan.eligible to do something Over 500,000 18-year-olds will become eligible to vote this year.2[only before noun] an eligible man or woman would be good to marry because they are rich, attractive, and not married: Stephen was regarded as an eligible bachelor.—eligibility /ˌelɪdʒəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]