prequalification

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˌprikwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌpriːkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the process of determining eligibility in advance

Mortgage prequalification gave them a clear budget for house hunting.

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1 noun · the process of determining... prescreeningpreapprovalvetting

Opposites

disqualification

Word family

Related forms prequalifyqualification qualify

Etymology

A modern formation from the prefix pre- ('before, in advance') + qualification (from Medieval Latin qualificatio, from qualificare 'to qualify', from Latin qualis 'of what kind' + facere 'to make').

prae- Latin qualis Latin facere Latin

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# prequalification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌprikwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌpriːkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

## Meanings
1. the process of determining eligibility in advance

## Examples
- Mortgage prequalification gave them a clear budget for house hunting.

## Synonyms
- prescreening
- preapproval
- vetting

## Antonyms
- disqualification

## Related Forms
- prequalify
- qualification
- qualify

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: prae-
- Root: qualis
- Root: facere

## Etymology
A modern formation from the prefix pre- ('before, in advance') + qualification (from Medieval Latin qualificatio, from qualificare 'to qualify', from Latin qualis 'of what kind' + facere 'to make').

## AI Etymology
Prequalification is a modern formation from the prefix pre- ('before, in advance') + qualification (from Medieval Latin qualificatio, from qualificare 'to qualify', from Latin qualis 'of what kind' + facere 'to make'). Important recorded forms include prae- (Latin), qualis (Latin), and facere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the process of determining eligibility in advance. The wider family includes related words such as prequalify, qualification, and qualify.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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