Word Meaning

merit definition and meaning

n. The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert.
n. Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence.
n. Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or approbation; as, his teacher gave him ten merits.
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.
n. To reward.
v. i. To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit.

Crossword clues for merit

- Bad actor dropped hammer? It could be seen as a virtue
- Be worthy of
- Claim to worth
- desert strong point
- Deserve
- Earn
- Excellence
- Warrant revealing bedtime ritual
- Worth
- Worth or superior quality