Meaning

1 senses

  1. One who is not eligible.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Tom is ineligible.

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Tom is ineligible for this award.

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  3. Luxury spending is ineligible for tax deductions.

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  4. Since Tom wasn't born an American citizen, he's ineligible to run for president.

    DJ_Saidez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Origin

From French inéligible.

From French inéligible.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: ineligibles
Singularineligible
Pluralineligibles

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ineffectiveB2inefficiencyinefficientineptinequalityinequitableinertB2

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