qualifications
UK/ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz//ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz/
qualifications is the plural of qualification.
Meaning of qualification
Noun
qualification (countable and uncountable, plural qualifications)
- The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
- Qualification for this organization is extraordinarily difficult.
- An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
- What are your qualifications for this job?
- A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.
- A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
- I accept your offer, but with the following qualification.
- A quality or attribute.
- To shew, that these Qualfications, which we all pretend to be asham'd of, are the great support of a flourishing Society has been the subject of the foregoing Poem.1714, Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees
Questions about qualifications
- What is qualifications the plural of?
- Qualifications is the plural of qualification.
- How do you pronounce qualifications?
- Qualifications is pronounced /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz/ (US).
Words near qualifications in the dictionary
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