elimination

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Sports

n. the act of being removed from a game or competition because you lost.

n. the exclusion of a contestant or team from a tournament following a defeat or a vote.

“The team was sad after their elimination from the tournament in the first round.”

“The sudden elimination of the defending champions in the quarter-finals shocked the fans and changed the betting odds for the entire tournament.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Medicine Technical

n. the way your body gets rid of waste products.

n. the physiological process of discharging or excreting waste products from the body.

“Drinking plenty of water is important for the healthy elimination of toxins.”

“The kidneys play a vital role in the elimination of nitrogenous waste and the maintenance of fluid balance within the body.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Mathematics Academic · Technical

n. removing a variable from an equation to make it easier to solve.

n. the process of removing one or more variables from a system of equations to simplify the solving process.

“We used the elimination method to find the value of x in the algebra problem.”

“Gaussian elimination remains a fundamental algorithm in linear algebra for solving systems of linear equations and finding the rank of a matrix.”

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Law Technical · Formal

n. removing transactions between companies in the same group so the final report is accurate.

n. the process of removing the effects of inter-company transactions when preparing consolidated financial statements.

“The accountant performed an elimination of the internal sales between the two branches.”

“During the year-end audit, the team focused on the elimination of inter-company profits to ensure the consolidated balance sheet reflected only external market activity.”