| Merit (merit) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Mer"it |
| [F.
mérite, L. meritum, fr. merere,
mereri, to deserve, merit; prob. originally, to get a share;
akin to Gr. (?) part, (?) fate, doom, (?) to receive as one's
portion. Cf. Market, M |
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.
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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.
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To acquire desert]
to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit.
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