Merit |
The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert. |
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Merit |
Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence. |
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Merit |
Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or approbation; as, his teacher gave him ten merits. |
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Merit |
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. |
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Merit |
To reward. |
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