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eligible adjective [ ˈɛlɪdʒɪb(ə)l ]

• having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions.
• "customers who are eligible for discounts"
Similar: entitled, permitted, allowed, qualified, acceptable, suitable, appropriate, fit, fitting, worthy, competent,
Opposite: ineligible,
Origin: late Middle English: via French from late Latin eligibilis, from Latin eligere ‘choose’ (see elect).


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