Thesaurus: merit

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1. n. The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert.
2. n. Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence.
3. n. Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or approbation; as, his teacher gave him ten merits.
4. n. 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.
5. n. To reward.
6. v. i. To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit.
7. n. any admirable quality or attribute
8. n. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
9. v. be worthy or deserving
10. v:22/n:78 n. any admirable quality or attribute