1 [U] (formal) the quality of being good and of deserving praise, reward or admiration:
a work of outstanding artistic merit * The plan is entirely without merit. * I want to get the job on merit. * He was awarded a certificate of merit for his piano playing.
2 [C,usually pl.] a good feature that deserves praise, reward or admiration:
We will consider each case on its (own) merits (= without considering any other issues, feelings, etc.). * They weighed up the relative merits of the four candidates.
verb (not used in the progressive tenses) (formal) to do sth to deserve praise, attention, etc.
SYNDESERVE [VN] He claims that their success was not merited. * The case does not merit further investigation. [also V-ing]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is merit a noun, verb, or something else?
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