26984 words

qualification

9 definitions • 19 examples
1
an official record showing that you have finished a training course or have the necessary skills, etc.:

Examples:

You'll never get a good job if you don't have any qualifications.
Do you have any teaching/legal/medical/secretarial/academic qualifications?
2
an ability, characteristic, or experience that makes you suitable for a particular job or activity:

Examples:

Some nursing experience is a necessary qualification for this job.
[ + to infinitive ] One of the qualifications you need to work here is a sense of humour!
3
success in getting into a competition:

Examples:

The win earned them qualification for the World Cup finals.
4
an extra piece of information that limits the effect of something that you say or write:

Examples:

[ + that ] The doctor said I can leave hospital today, but with the qualification that I have to come back every day to get the dressing changed.
5
knowledge, skill, or some other characteristic that gives a person the ability or the right to do or have something:

Examples:

I assume my qualifications for the job will be considered along with theirs.
6
A qualification is also a level of skill or ability that you have to achieve to be allowed to do something:

Examples:

Passing the advanced Red Cross life-saving course is a qualification for all our lifeguards.
7
the act of limiting the use or range of a statement you make, or a particular limitation to a statement:

Examples:

[ U ] I can recommend Helen Hefferman for this position without qualification.
8
an official record showing that you have successfully finished a course of training or study, have the skills necessary to do something, etc.:

Examples:

9
an ability, characteristic, or experience that makes you suitable for a particular job or activity:

Examples:

He listed his experience of project management as a qualification for the job.
She has all the right qualifications for this difficult assignment.
qualification to do sth Eternal optimism is the qualification you need above all to be a technology fund manager.

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