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merit
[ mer-it ]
noun
- claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
Synonyms: ,
- something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; a commendable quality, act, etc.:
The book's only merit is its sincerity.
- merits, the inherent rights and wrongs of a matter, as a lawsuit, unobscured by procedural details, technicalities, personal feelings, etc.:
The case will be decided on its merits alone.
- Often merits. the state or fact of deserving; desert:
to treat people according to their merits.
- Roman Catholic Church. worthiness of spiritual reward, acquired by righteous acts made under the influence of grace.
- Obsolete. something that is deserved, whether good or bad.
verb (used with object)
- to be worthy of; deserve.
verb (used without object)
- Chiefly Theology. to acquire merit.
adjective
- based on merit:
a merit raise of $25 a week.
merit
/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
- worth or superior quality; excellence
work of great merit
- often plural a deserving or commendable quality or act
judge him on his merits
- Christianity spiritual credit granted or received for good works
- the fact or state of deserving; desert
- an obsolete word for reward
verb
- tr to be worthy of; deserve
he merits promotion
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adjective
- ˈٱ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- i·· adverb
- i· adjective
- -i· adjective
- v·i verb
- ·i verb (used with object)
- -i noun
- ܲ·i· adjective
- un·i·· adverb
- ɱ-i· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of merit1
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Origin of merit1
Idioms and Phrases
see on its merits .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“The idea of a tariff to equal the stage has some merit and some support. But I think most Kansans would say, ‘let’s do this in a more gradual way,’” Moran told The Hill.
Their essay “The Left Needs Media That Competes — and Wins” merits being quoted at length.
The key word here is "reckless", which according to law 12 merits a yellow card rather than a red.
"I just don't see any merit to dying slow and painfully, hooked up with stuff - intubation, feeding tubes," he told me.
I’d say it’s as good an argument for the merits of his unyielding honesty and authenticity as any.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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