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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deserve |
| Type of | be |
| Has types | have it coming |
| Derivation | meritable |
merit::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deservingness, meritoriousness |
| Type of | worthiness |
| Has types | desert |
| Derivation | meritorious |
Examples of merit
merit
He bases pay on merit to encourage staff to increase sales and improve products.
From the businessweek.com
Affleck's attorney, Marty Singer, asserts White and Gorka's cases have no merit.
From the abcnews.go.com
In desperation some may think that your coal-fired power station idea has merit?
From the independent.co.uk
The FA's legal team to decide if there is sufficient evidence to merit a charge.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Of course, that success essentially was based on circumstance rather than merit.
From the dailyherald.com
Sixteen per cent of these achieved excellence, while 47 per cent achieved merit.
From the times.co.nz
Critics and some scholars say that the merit-selection process favors Democrats.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Library employees may get up to a 6 percent pay raise based on individual merit.
From the dailyherald.com
The magistrate decided not to press charges for falsification for lack of merit.
From the online.wsj.com
- Deserve: be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"
- Any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"
- Merit is an indie rock band from Syracuse, New York.
- Merit is a brand of cigarettes made by Altria.
- Merits is a legal concept referring to the inherent rights and wrongs of a legal case, absent any emotional or technical biases. The evidence is solely applied to cases decided on the merits, and any procedural matters are discounted.
- (merits) Intrinsic advantages, as opposed to political or procedural advantages; Substance, distinguished from form or procedure
- (MERITS (Medium term Equity Related InvesTment Securities)) MERITS are principal-protected, callable notes that bear no interest. The notes are linked to the performance of an underlying index or basket of securities. ...
- (Merits) A currency in Star Trek Online usually used to rename something.
- (Merits) An EEO case may ultimately be decided on its merits; that is to say, the evidence will be reviewed to make a determination (or finding) that discrimination did, or did not, occur.
