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Meaning
Noun
●
A
claim
to
commendation
or a reward.
●
A
mark
or
token
of
approbation
or to
recognize
excellence.
●
Something
deserving
or
worthy
of positive
recognition
or reward.
●
In Buddhism & Jainism:
The
sum
of all
the good
deeds
that a person does which
determines
the quality
of the person's next state of
existence
and
contributes
to the person's growth towards enlightenment.
●
In Law:
Usually in the
plural
form the
merits
: the
substantive
rightness
or
wrongness
of a
legal
argument
, a
lawsuit
, etc;
as opposed to
technical
matters
such as the
admissibility
of
evidence
or
points
of
legal
procedure
; (
by extension
) the
overall
good or
bad
quality, or
rightness
or
wrongness
, of some other thing.
●
The quality or state of
deserving
retribution
, whether
reward
or punishment.
Verb
●
To
deserve
, to earn.
●
To be
deserving
or worthy.
●
To reward.
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Origin
merit
English
merite
Middle English (1100-1500)
merite
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
meritum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Demerit
Related
Validity
Value
Legitimacy
Relevance
Significance
Warrant
Credence
Competence
Deserve
Justify
Credibility
Influence
Importance
Achievement
Pertinence
Earn
Receive
Justification
Benefit
Consideration
Rewards
Deserves
Demand
Constitute
Support
Require
Grant
Contribution
Objectivity
Prejudice
Qualifications
Advantage
Success
Qualification
Necessitate
Interest
Impact
Scholarship
Morality
Accept
Accomplishment
Garner
Rank
Imply
Involve
Achievements
Regard
Fairness
Effect
Compensation
Offer
Seniority
Deserved
Prestige
Warrants
Competency
Intrinsic Value
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Rhymes
Merit
Inherit
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