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   Mer·it

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   noun

   • 1. the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward: "composers of outstanding merit" Similar excellencegoodnessstandardqualitylevelgradehigh qualitycaliberworthgoodcrediteminenceworthinessvaluevirtuedistinctionaccountdeservingnessmeritoriousnessOpposite inferiority
   • ▪ a feature or fact that deserves praise or reward: "the relative merits of both approaches have to be considered" Similar good pointstrong pointadvantagebenefitvalueprofitassetplusadvisabilityadvantageousnessOpposite faultdisadvantage
   • ▪ a pass grade in an examination denoting above-average performance: "if you expect to pass, why not go for a merit or a distinction?"
   • ▪ the intrinsic rights and wrongs of a case, outside of any other considerations: "a plaintiff who has a good arguable case on the merits"
   • ▪ good deeds regarded as entitling someone to a future reward from God.

   verb

   • 1. deserve or be worthy of (something, especially reward, punishment, or attention): "the results have been encouraging enough to merit further investigation"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘deserved reward or punishment’): via Old French from Latin meritum ‘due reward’, from mereri ‘earn, deserve’.

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   What is merit?

   • Definition of merit noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary [uncountable] (formal) the quality of being good and of deserving praise, reward, or admiration synonym worth a work of outstanding artistic merit The plan is entirely without merit. I want to get the job on merit and not because I know the president of the company.

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   • There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun merit, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun merit? How is the noun merit pronounced? Where does the noun merit come from? merit is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French.

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   What does merit mean in a sentence?

   • loading examples... Merit means "worthiness or excellence." If you receive a certificate of merit in school, you are being recognized for doing a good job. As a verb, merit means "deserve." Your certificate might merit a prominent place on your bulletin board!

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   What is a plan without merit?

   • without merit The plan is entirely without merit. on merit I want to get the job on merit. He was awarded a certificate of merit for his piano playing. [countable, usually plural] a good feature that deserves praise or reward synonym strength We will consider each case on its (own) merits (= without considering any other issues, feelings, etc.).

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   1 [uncountable] (formal) the quality of being good and of deserving praise, reward, or admiration synonym worth a work of outstanding artistic merit The plan is entirely without merit. I want to get the job on merit and not because I know the president of the company. He was awarded a certificate of merit for his piano playing.

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   How to use merit in a sentence. a praiseworthy quality : virtue; character or conduct deserving reward, honor, or esteem; also : achievement… See the full definition

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   merit (doing) something to deserve praise, attention, etc. synonym deserve. He claims that their success was not merited. The case does not merit further investigation.

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   What does the noun merit mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun merit, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. merit has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. Christianity (Middle English) Buddhism (1830s) Jainism (1830s) See meaning & use.