Meaning of MERIT in English

Use in sentences of MERIT

Meaning of MERIT in English

• The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert.
• Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence.
• Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or approbation; as, his teacher gave him ten merits.
• To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a bad sense; as, to merit punishment.
• To reward.
• To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit.

Synonyms of ‘MERIT’

Antonyms of ‘MERIT’

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