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• merit — mer·it / mer ət/ n 1 pl: the substance of a case apart from matters of jurisdiction, procedure, or form a ruling on the merit s of the case see also judgment on the merits at …   Law dictionary

• Merit — Mer it, n. [F. m[ e]rite, 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}, {Merchant}, {Mercer}, {Mercy}.] 1. The quality or state… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• merit — Ⅰ. merit UK US /ˈmerɪt/ noun [C or U] ► FORMAL the quality of being good and deserving to be praised or rewarded, or an advantage that something has: »Proposals will be judged strictly on merit by an external committee. »I fail to see the merit… …   Financial and business terms

• merit — 01. She has some interesting ideas that I think [merit] consideration. 02. Skaters in the competition are judged on a number of factors, including difficulty of program, and artistic [merit]. 03. No one [merits] the kind of treatment she receives …   Grammatical examples in English

• merit — I UK [ˈmerɪt] / US noun Word forms merit : singular merit plural merits ** 1) a) [countable, usually plural] an advantage or good quality that someone or something has I can see very little merit in this approach. merit of: Viktor and Katya were… …   English dictionary

• merit — mer|it1 [ merıt ] noun ** 1. ) count usually plural an advantage or good quality that something has: I can see very little merit in this approach. merit of: Viktor and Katya were arguing the merits of independence as I sat down. To me, one of the …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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

• Merit Network — Founder(s) Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and Wayne State University Type Non profit member governed Founded 1966 Location …   Wikipedia

• merit — 1 noun 1 (countable usually plural) one of the good features of something such as a plan or system: The committee will look at the relative merits of the two proposals. opposite demerit (1) 2 (U) formal a good quality that makes something deserve …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• merit wage increase — A raise in pay ostensibly in recognition of individual aptitude and industry. Where a union has been recognized as a bargaining agent of the employees, merit increases in wages cannot be made by the unilateral action of the employer, without… …   Ballentine's law dictionary