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qualification

[ kwol-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
  2. a circumstance or condition required by law or custom for getting, having, or exercising a right, holding an office, or the like.
  3. the act of qualifying; state of being qualified. qualify.
  4. modification, limitation, or restriction:

    to endorse a plan without qualification.

    Synonyms: condition, stipulation, reservation

  5. an instance of this:

    He protected his argument with several qualifications.



qualification

/ ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

  1. an official record of achievement awarded on the successful completion of a course of training or passing of an exam
  2. an ability, quality, or attribute, esp one that fits a person to perform a particular job or task

    he has no qualifications to be a teacher

  3. a condition that modifies or limits; restriction
  4. the act of qualifying or state of being qualified
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • nonqual·i·fi·cation noun
  • over·quali·fi·cation noun
  • prequal·i·fi·cation noun
  • requal·i·fi·cation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of qualification1

1535–45; < Medieval Latin quālificātiōn- (stem of quālificātiō ), equivalent to quālificāt ( us ) (past participle of quālificāre to qualify ) + -iōn- -ion
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Example Sentences

However, the prosecution had also angered members of Paty's family by refusing to push for maximum sentences, and by downgrading the qualification of some of the imputed crimes.

From BBC

Currently, the state’s procurement law requires these institutions to award contracts to the “lowest bidder,” or the supplier offering the lowest price, as long as they meet minimum qualifications.

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They also have another series against Sri Lanka to achieve qualification.

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Some state investigator positions will allow more areas of study or experience, such as military service, to count as qualifications.

England booked their place by finishing as runners-up in their qualification group, behind France.

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