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merit

[ mer-it ]

noun

  1. claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; a commendable quality, act, etc.:

    The book's only merit is its sincerity.

  3. 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.

  4. Often merits. the state or fact of deserving; desert:

    to treat people according to their merits.

  5. Roman Catholic Church. worthiness of spiritual reward, acquired by righteous acts made under the influence of grace.
  6. Obsolete. something that is deserved, whether good or bad.


verb (used with object)

  1. to be worthy of; deserve.

verb (used without object)

  1. Chiefly Theology. to acquire merit.

adjective

  1. based on merit:

    a merit raise of $25 a week.

merit

/ 藞尘蓻谤瑟迟 /

noun

  1. worth or superior quality; excellence

    work of great merit

  2. often plural a deserving or commendable quality or act

    judge him on his merits

  3. Christianity spiritual credit granted or received for good works
  4. the fact or state of deserving; desert
  5. an obsolete word for reward
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to be worthy of; deserve

    he merits promotion

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞尘别谤颈迟濒别蝉蝉, adjective
  • 藞尘别谤颈迟别诲, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 尘别谤顎僫迟路别诲路濒测 adverb
  • 尘别谤顎僫迟路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 丑补濒蹿顎-尘别谤顎僫迟路别诲 adjective
  • 辞顎卾别谤路尘别谤顎僫迟 verb
  • 辫谤别路尘别谤顎僫迟 verb (used with object)
  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-尘别谤顎僫迟 noun
  • 耻苍路尘别谤顎僫迟路别诲 adjective
  • un路尘别谤顎僫迟路别诲路濒测 adverb
  • 飞别濒濒顎-尘别谤顎僫迟路别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of merit1

First recorded in 1175鈥1225; Middle English, from Latin meritum 鈥渁ct worthy of praise (or blame),鈥 noun use of neuter of meritus, past participle of 尘别谤脓谤别 鈥渢o earn鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of merit1

C13: via Old French from Latin meritum reward, desert, from 尘别谤脓谤别 to deserve
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Idioms and Phrases

see on its merits .
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Senator Lindsey Graham then tweeted out that while Trump was a 鈥渄ark horse鈥 candidate, he鈥檇 make an excellent Pope 鈥 and several media platforms took the bait and debated the merits of such lunacy.

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Bonta acknowledged the setbacks but noted they denied emergency relief only 鈥 without reaching any final conclusions about the underlying legality of the administration鈥檚 actions or the merits of the state鈥檚 challenges to them.

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There is some merit to him saying he could have beaten Eubank had he been more active.

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鈥淥ur client remains confident that these claims, like the myriad others he has filed, will be found to lack merit in a court or by an arbitrator.鈥

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According to Prof Winfield, the Conservative proposals to boost oil and gas is likely to prove attractive to voters, even if the merits of expanding production don't stand up to scrutiny.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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