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merit
noun
a
good
feature
or
advantage
that
makes
something
better
or
more
useful
•
One
merit
of
the
new
phone
is
its
long
battery
life
.
One
merit
of
the
new
phone
is
its
long
battery
life
.
•
The
teacher
explained
the
merits
of
daily
practice
to
the
class
.
The
teacher
explained
the
merits
of
daily
practice
to
the
class
.
noun
the
quality
of
being
good
,
useful
,
or
deserving
praise
or
reward
•
Promotion
in
this
company
is
based
on
merit
,
not
on
personal
connections
.
Promotion
in
this
company
is
based
on
merit
,
not
on
personal
connections
.
•
The
scholarship
is
awarded
purely
on
academic
merit
.
The
scholarship
is
awarded
purely
on
academic
merit
.
Middle
English
from
Old
French
merite
,
from
Latin
meritum
‘
due
reward
’.
verb
to
deserve
something
good
,
bad
,
or
neutral
•
His
outstanding
performance
should
merit
a
raise
.
His
outstanding
performance
should
merit
a
raise
.
•
Such
minor
mistakes
do
not
merit
punishment
.
Such
minor
mistakes
do
not
merit
punishment
.
merits
noun
the
intrinsic
rights
and
wrongs
of
a
legal
case
,
judged
on
the
facts
and
law
rather
than
on
technicalities
•
The
court
agreed
to
hear
the
case
on
its
merits
.
The
court
agreed
to
hear
the
case
on
its
merits
.
•
After
reviewing
the
merits
of
the
evidence
,
the
judge
issued
her
ruling
.
After
reviewing
the
merits
of
the
evidence
,
the
judge
issued
her
ruling
.