qualification
/ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ nounDefinition
EXAMS [C] mainly UK › what you get when you pass an exam or a course: [usually plural] legal/medical qualifications I want to go to college and get some qualifications so that I can get a good job. What qualifications do you need to be a nanny?
SKILLS [C] › the skills, qualities, or experience that you need in order to do something: The only qualification needed for this job is an eye for detail.
COMPETITION [U] › success in getting into a competition: England's qualification for the World Cup
ADDITION [C, U] › an addition to something that is said that makes its meaning less certain
(Definition of qualification noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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