meet the criteria

Meaning

This expression means to satisfy or fulfill all the necessary requirements, standards, or conditions established for a particular purpose (such as a job application, loan approval, or quality check). Because 'criteria' is plural, it implies satisfying multiple points of evaluation. The tone is formal and precise, widely used in recruitment, procurement, and quality assurance.

Examples

• Only three applicants managed to meet all the criteria for the position.

  Only three applicants managed to meet all the criteria for the position.

• To qualify for the small business grant, you must meet the criteria listed on our website.

  To qualify for the small business grant, you must meet the criteria listed on our website.

• We had to reject the proposal because it did not meet the criteria.

  We had to reject the proposal because it did not meet the criteria.

• Does this new product design meet the criteria set by the safety board?

  Does this new product design meet the criteria set by the safety board?

• They revised the guidelines to ensure more local businesses could meet the criteria.

  They revised the guidelines to ensure more local businesses could meet the criteria.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ He doesn't meet the criterias for the job.

  ✓ He doesn't meet the criteria for the job.

  'Criteria' is already the plural form of 'criterion'. Do not add an 's' to make it plural.

• ✗ The candidate filled the criteria perfectly.

  ✓ The candidate met the criteria perfectly.

  Use the verbs 'meet', 'satisfy', or 'fulfill' with criteria, not 'fill'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If your business does not ___, your application will be rejected.

  💡 Fulfill the required standards.

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  meet the criteria

• We need to ensure that our new suppliers ___ for environmental sustainability.

  💡 Satisfy the established conditions.

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  meet the criteria