prequalify

prequalify

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English qualify
English prequalify

    From pre- + qualify.

    Verb

    prequalify (third-person singular simple present prequalifies, present participle prequalifying, simple past and past participle prequalified)

    1. (ambitransitive) To qualify or be qualified in advance.
      • 2009 January 18, Marcelle S. Fischler, “A Windfall for (Some) Buyers”, in New York Times:
        Applicants receive debt and mortgage counseling, and are prequalified for mortgages.

    Derived terms

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