merit
11merit — as a verb has inflected forms merited, meriting …
12merit — ► NOUN 1) superior quality; excellence. 2) a good point or quality. ► VERB (merited, meriting) ▪ deserve. ORIGIN Latin meritum due reward , from mereri earn, deserve …
13merit — [mer′it] n. [OFr merite < L meritum < meritus, pp. of merere, to deserve, earn, akin to mereri, to serve for hire < IE base * (s)mer , to remember, care (hence provide for, allot a share to) > MOURN, L memor, mora, Gr meros, a part,… …
14merit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, exceptional, great, outstanding ▪ actual, real, true ▪ a lawsuit that lacked any real merit …
15merit — mer|it1 [ˈmerıt] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: merite, from Latin meritum, from merere to deserve, earn ] 1.) an advantage or good feature of something merit of ▪ The film has the merit of being short. ▪ The merit of the report is its …
16Merit — The term merit constitutes a desirable trait or ability belonging to a person or (sometimes) an object. It may refer to: Merit (Catholicism) Merit (Buddhism) Meritocracy merit may also mean: Merit (band), a rock band from Syracuse, New York Merit …
17merit — 01. She has some interesting ideas that I think [merit] consideration. 02. Skaters in the competition are judged on a number of factors, including difficulty of program, and artistic [merit]. 03. No one [merits] the kind of treatment she receives …
18merit — I UK [ˈmerɪt] / US noun Word forms merit : singular merit plural merits ** 1) a) [countable, usually plural] an advantage or good quality that someone or something has I can see very little merit in this approach. merit of: Viktor and Katya were… …
19merit — mer|it1 [ merıt ] noun ** 1. ) count usually plural an advantage or good quality that something has: I can see very little merit in this approach. merit of: Viktor and Katya were arguing the merits of independence as I sat down. To me, one of the …
20merit — {{11}}merit (n.) c.1200, spiritual credit (for good works, etc.); c.1300, spiritual reward, from O.Fr. merite wages, pay, reward; thanks; merit, moral worth, that which assures divine pity, and directly from L. meritum a merit, service, kindness …
