merit and demerit

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• Merit good — The concept of a merit good introduced in economics by Richard Musgrave (1957, 1959) is a commodity which is judged that an individual or society should have on the basis of some concept of need, rather than ability and willingness to pay. The… …   Wikipedia

• Merit — • By merit (meritum) in general is understood that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward from him in whose service the work is done Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Merit     Merit …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Merit (Catholicism) — Merit (Latin meritum), in general, is understood to be that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward (prœmium, merces) from him in whose service the work is done. By antonomastic usage, the word has come to designate… …   Wikipedia

• Demerit — De*mer it, n. [F. d[ e]m[ e]rite demerit (in sense 2), OF. demerite demerit (in sense 1), fr. L. demerere to deserve well, LL., to deserve well or ill; de + merere to deserve. See {De} , and {Merit}.] 1. That which one merits or deserves, either… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Demerit good — In economics, a demerit good is a good or service whose consumption is considered unhealthy, degrading, or otherwise socially undesirable due to the perceived negative effects on the consumers themselves. It is over consumed if left to market… …   Wikipedia

• Book of Doctrines and Beliefs —    by Saadia Gaon (933)    The most important work of the Jewish philosopher SAADIA GAON is his monumental Book of Doctrines and Beliefs. Writing at a time when many of his fellow Jews were questioning their own beliefs in the face of convincing… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• demerit — [14] A demerit may be virtually the opposite of a merit, but the word was not formed, as might be supposed, by adding the prefix de , denoting oppositeness or reversal, to merit. Its distant ancestor was Latin demeritum, from the 157 denim verb… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• demerit — [14] A demerit may be virtually the opposite of a merit, but the word was not formed, as might be supposed, by adding the prefix de , denoting oppositeness or reversal, to merit. Its distant ancestor was Latin demeritum, from the verb demereri… …   Word origins

• demerit — de|mer|it [di:ˈmerıt] n 1.) formal a bad quality or feature of something demerit of ▪ The merits and demerits (=the good and bad qualities) of this argument have been explored. 2.) AmE a mark showing that a student has behaved badly at school… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• demerit — [[t]di͟ːme̱rɪt[/t]] demerits N COUNT: usu pl, usu with poss The demerits of something or someone are their faults or disadvantages. [FORMAL] ...editorials and leading articles debating the merits and demerits of the three candidates. Ant: merit …   English dictionary

• demerit — de|mer|it [ di merıt ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a mark or record that shows someone has done something wrong 2. ) usually plural a fault or other bad quality: the merits and demerits of the agreement …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English