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ineligible

adj, noun — 2 senses

ineligible

adj

Etymology From French inéligible.

1

Not eligible; forbidden to do something.

  • Employees of the promoter are ineligible to enter the competition.
Derived terms
ineligibleness
Related terms
ineligibility, ineligibly, unlicensed

ineligible

noun

Etymology From French inéligible.

1

One who is not eligible.

  • However, migration of workers from the ineligible population into the eligible population also changes the composition of the ineligibles.2002, Martin Feldstein, A. J. Auerbach, Handbook of Public Economics, page 1227:

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