adjective
- not qualified or allowed to participate in something or receive something
Examples
- Students with failing grades are ineligible for the honor society.
- He was ineligible to vote because he hadn’t registered.
- The scholarship made her ineligible for need-based financial aid.
- Players who miss too many practices become ineligible for games.
- Non-citizens are ineligible for certain government positions.
- His criminal record made him ineligible for the job.
- The damaged goods were ineligible for return or exchange.