merit

merit
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noun
ADJECTIVE
considerable, exceptional, great, outstanding
actual, real, true

a lawsuit that lacked any real merit

intrinsic
obvious
comparative, relative

We need to consider the relative merits of both makes of dishwasher.

dubious, questionable
individual

Each case should be judged on its individual merits.

personal

She was elected on personal merit.

academic, aesthetic, architectural, artistic, intellectual, legal, literary, musical, scientific, technical

The movie has no artistic merit whatsoever.

VERB + MERIT
have
argue, assess, compare, consider, debate, determine, discuss, evaluate, examine, judge, weigh (esp. BrE), weigh up (esp. BrE)

We need to assess the merits of both proposals before making our decision.

question

I began to question the merits of these new technologies.

lack

The play lacked artistic merit.

prove

She proved her merit as a serious actress.

acknowledge, appreciate, recognize, see

She saw the merit in this arrangement.

find

I find no merit at all in any of the arguments.

MERIT + NOUN
award

She received a merit award for outstanding work.

badge
pay (AmE)
increase, raise (both AmE)

decisions on merit raises and promotions

scholarship (AmE)
system (esp. AmE)

Other schools already have merit systems in place that reward good work.

PREPOSITION
according to merit

Movies are given a rating of one to five stars according to merit.

on merit

Prizes are awarded entirely on merit.

merit in

There is some merit in his argument.

merit to

There is lots of merit to the idea.

PHRASES
no merit in sth/doing sth

I can see no merit in excluding the child from school.

I found no artistic merit in this film.

order of merit (BrE)

The winners are ranked in order of merit.

{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}
verb
ADVERB
certainly, clearly
barely, hardly

The question hardly merits an answer.

Merit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑attention, ↑consideration, ↑discussion, ↑explanation, ↑inclusion, ↑investigation, ↑mention, ↑recognition

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  • Merit — • By merit (meritum) in general is understood that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward from him in whose service the work is done Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Merit     Merit …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • merit — Ⅰ. merit UK US /ˈmerɪt/ noun [C or U] ► FORMAL the quality of being good and deserving to be praised or rewarded, or an advantage that something has: »Proposals will be judged strictly on merit by an external committee. »I fail to see the merit… …   Financial and business terms

  • merit — MÉRIT, merite, s.n. Calitate, însuşire remarcabilă care face pe cineva sau ceva să fie vrednic de stimă, de laudă, de răsplată; valoare, virtute. ♢ loc. adv. Pe merit = pe bună dreptate, justificat. – Din fr. mérite. Trimis de LauraGellner, 28.05 …   Dicționar Român

  • merit — mer·it / mer ət/ n 1 pl: the substance of a case apart from matters of jurisdiction, procedure, or form a ruling on the merit s of the case see also judgment on the merits at …   Law dictionary

  • Merit — Mer it, n. [F. m[ e]rite, L. meritum, fr. merere, mereri, to deserve, merit; prob. originally, to get a share; akin to Gr. ? part, ? fate, doom, ? to receive as one s portion. Cf. {Market}, {Merchant}, {Mercer}, {Mercy}.] 1. The quality or state… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Merit — Mer it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Merited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meriting}.] [F. m[ e]riter, L. meritare, v. intens. fr. merere. See {Merit}, n.] 1. To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Merit — ist ein weiblicher Vorname. Herkunft und Bedeutung des Namens dänische/schwedische Kurzform von Margarete schweizerische Kurzform von Emerentia ägyptisch: Die Geliebte (zum Beispiel die Pharaonentöchter Meritaton = Geliebte des Aton, Meritamun =… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • merit# — merit n 1 *due, desert Analogous words: meed, reward, guerdon (see PREMIUM): worth, value: gaining or gainings, winning or winnings (see GET) 2 *excellence, virtue, perfection Antonyms: fault: defect …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • merit — [n] advantage arete, asset, benefit, caliber, credit, desert, dignity, excellence, excellency, good, goodness, honor, integrity, perfection, quality, stature, strong point, talent, value, virtue, worth, worthiness; concept 693 Ant. demerit,… …   New thesaurus

  • Merit — Mer it, v. i. To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • merit — as a verb has inflected forms merited, meriting …   Modern English usage

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