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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: merits /ˈmɛrɪts/ pl n - the actual and intrinsic rights and wrongs of an issue, esp in a law case, as distinct from extraneous matters and technicalities
- on its merits ⇒ on the intrinsic qualities or virtues
mer•it /ˈmɛrɪt/USA pronunciation n. - claim to respect and praise;
excellence;
worth:[uncountable]received a pay raise on the basis of merit. - something that deserves praise:[countable]Its chief merit is simplicity.
- merits, [plural] the basic rights and wrongs of a matter:The jury was instructed to decide the case on its merits.
v. [ not: be + ~-ing; ~ + obj] - to be worthy of;
deserve:Do you think this case merits further discussion?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mer•it (mer′it),USA pronunciation n. - claim to respect and praise;
excellence;
worth. - something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation;
a commendable quality, act, etc.:The book's only merit is its sincerity. - merits, the inherent rights and wrongs of a matter, as a lawsuit, unobscured by procedural details, technicalities, personal feelings, etc.:The case will be decided on its merits alone.
- Often, merits. the state or fact of deserving;
desert:to treat people according to their merits. - Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]worthiness of spiritual reward, acquired by righteous acts made under the influence of grace.
- [Obs.]something that is deserved, whether good or bad.
v.t. - to be worthy of;
deserve.
v.i. - Religion[Chiefly Theol.]to acquire merit.
adj. - based on merit:a merit raise of $25 a week.
- Latin meritum act worthy of praise (or blame), noun, nominal use of neuter of meritus, past participle of merēre to earn
- Middle English 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged value, credit. Merit, desert, worth refer to the quality in a person, action, or thing that entitles recognition, esp. favorable recognition. Merit is usually the excellence that entitles to praise:a person of great merit.Desert is the quality that entitles one to a just reward:according to her deserts.Worth is always used in a favorable sense and signifies inherent value or goodness:The worth of your contribution is incalculable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: merit /ˈmɛrɪt/ n - worth or superior quality; excellence
- (often plural) a deserving or commendable quality or act
- spiritual credit granted or received for good works
- the fact or state of deserving; desert
vb ( -its, -iting, -ited)- (transitive) to be worthy of; deserve
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin meritum reward, desert, from merēre to deserveˈmerited adj ˈmeritless adj |