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mer⋅it

  [mer-it]
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–noun
1. claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
2. something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; a commendable quality, act, etc.: The book's only merit is its sincerity.
3. 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.
4. Often, merits. the state or fact of deserving; desert: to treat people according to their merits.
5. Roman Catholic Church. worthiness of spiritual reward, acquired by righteous acts made under the influence of grace.
6. Obsolete. something that is deserved, whether good or bad.
–verb (used with object)
7. to be worthy of; deserve.
–verb (used without object)
8. Chiefly Theology. to acquire merit.
–adjective
9. based on merit: a merit raise of $25 a week.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME < L meritum act worthy of praise (or blame), n. use of neut. of meritus, ptp. of merēre to earn

Related forms:
mer⋅it⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
mer⋅it⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. 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.
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Word Origin & History

merit  (n.)
c.1300, from O.Fr. merite, from L. meritum "desert, reward, merit," neut. of meritus, pp. of merere, meriri "to earn, deserve, acquire, gain," from PIE base *(s)mer- "to allot, assign" (cf. Gk. meros "part, lot," moira "share, fate," moros "fate, destiny, doom," Hittite mark "to divide" a sacrifice). The verb meaning "to be entitled to" is from 1526. L. meritare, freq. of mereri, meant "to earn (money), to serve as a soldier." Merit-monger was in common use 16c.-17c. in a sense roughly of "do-gooder." Meritocracy coined 1958 by Michael Young and used in title of his book, "The Rise of the Meritocracy."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: mer·it
Pronunciation: 'mer-&t
Function: noun
1 plural : the substance of a case apart from matters of jurisdiction, procedure, or form merits of the case> —see also judgment on the merits at JUDGMENT 1a
2 : legal significance, standing, or worth merit>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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