merit

C2
Pronunciation
/ˈmɛɹət/
/ˈmɛɹət/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

A claim to commendation or a reward.

2 Definition

A mark or token of approbation or to recognize excellence.

Antonyms
demerit
Example Sentences
  • For her good performance in the examination, her teacher gave her ten merits.
3 Definition

Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward.

Synonyms
excellence value worth
Antonyms
demerit
Example Sentences
  • His reward for his merit was a check for $50.
4 Definition

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.

Example Sentences
  • to acquire or make merit
5 Definition

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.

Example Sentences
  • Even though the plaintiff was ordered by the judge to pay some costs for not having followed the correct procedure, she won the case on the merits.
6 Definition

The quality or state of deserving retribution, whether reward or punishment.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To deserve, to earn.

Example Sentences
  • Her performance merited wild applause.
2 Definition

To be deserving or worthy.

Example Sentences
  • They were punished as they merited.
3 Definition

To reward.