Eligible
31eligible — /ˈɛlədʒəbəl / (say eluhjuhbuhl) adjective 1. fit or proper to be chosen; worthy of choice; desirable. 2. legally qualified to be elected or appointed to office. 3. of a single person, the desirable object of matrimonial designs: an eligible… …
32eligible — / elɪdʒɪb(ə)l/ adjective which can be chosen ● She is eligible for re election …
33eligible — adj. 1 (often foll. by for) fit or entitled to be chosen (eligible for a rebate). 2 desirable or suitable, esp. as a partner in marriage. Derivatives: eligibility n. eligibly adv. Etymology: F eacuteligible f. LL eligibilis (as ELECT) …
34Eligible Receiver 97 — was a U.S. government exercise conducted under what is known as the No Notice Interoperability Exercise Program. The exercises were held June 9 13, 1997 and included participants such as the National Security Agency (which acted as the Red Team) …
35eligible bank — ➔ bank1 * * * eligible bank UK US noun [C] BANKING ► in the UK, a bank that is approved by the Bank of England to accept particular bills of exchange (= documents ordering payment for goods or services), which the Bank of England has agreed to… …
36eligible bill — ➔ bill of exchange * * * eligible bill UK US noun [C] BANKING ► in the UK, a bill of exchange (= document ordering payment for goods or services) that a bank approved by the Bank of England has accepted, and which the Bank of England has agreed… …
37eligible debt securities — The non material equivalents of the certificated securities known as money market instruments. Related links money market instrument (MMI) Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …
38eligible unrelieved foreign tax — underlying tax or withholding tax on which a foreign tax credit is not available due to the operation of the mixer cap. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …
39Eligible receiver — In American football and Canadian football, not all players on offense are entitled to receive a forward pass. Only an eligible pass receiver may legally catch a forward pass, and only an eligible receiver may advance beyond the neutral zone if a …
40Eligible bachelor — An eligible bachelor is a bachelor considered to be a particularly desirable potential husband, usually due to wealth, or social status. Robin Lakoff explains that the term indicates an inequality between men and women, as an eligible bachelor… …
