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| mer·it [ mérrit ] |
noun (plural mer·its) |
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1. value: value that deserves respect and acknowledgment
  a work of considerable technical and artistic merit
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2. good quality: a good or praiseworthy characteristic that somebody or something has
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often used in the plural
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3. ability: proven ability or accomplishment
She got her promotion based on merit.
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4. religion spiritual credit: spiritual worthiness achieved by doing good works
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plural noun mer·its |
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facts of case: the facts of a matter considered without regard for emotional, procedural, or other issues
to consider a proposal on its merits
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transitive verb (past and past participle mer·it·ed, present participle mer·it·ing, 3rd person present singular mer·its) |
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deserve something: to be worthy of or earn something
Some people feel the award wasn't merited.
This merits closer inspection.
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| [12th century. Via French mérite< Latin meritum "price," form of the past participle of merere "earn"] |
