Look up: merit

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   MERIT
   acronym: Monitoring Earth's Rotation and Intercomparison of Techniques
   Found on http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#
   
   
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   merit
   [Verb] Plural form: merits. To deserve or earn something.
   Example: His performance wasn't very good and did not merit an oscar.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   merit
   [n] - any admirable quality or attribute
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   merit
   comparison of the job capabilities of different employees according to a pre-established system Category: Labour • a periodic assessment of performance in a job.Usually carried out by a superior with a set of defined categories Category: Labour
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Merit
   Mer'it noun [ French mérite , Latin meritum , from merere , mereri , to deserve, merit; probably originally, to get a share; akin to Greek ... part, ... fate, doom, ... to receive as one's portion. Confer Market , Merchant , Mercer , Mercy .] 1. The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert. « Here may men see how sin ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/50
   
   
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   Merit
   Mer'it transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Merited ; present participle & verbal noun Meriting .] [ French mériter , Latin meritare , v. intens. from merere . See Merit , noun ] 1. To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to deserve; ...
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   Merit
   Mer'it intransitive verb To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit. [ Obsolete] Beau. & Fl.
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   Merit
   The term `merit` is used in both Christianity and Buddhism. See: * Merit (Catholicism) * Merit (Buddhism) * Meritocracy `merit` can also mean: * Merit (band), a rock band from Syracuse, New York. * Merit (cigarettes), a brand of cigarettes made by Altria. * Merit (legal), a legal term used in deciding a legal case. * Merit, a trading name used by the British toy manufacturer J & L Randall. * Merit, in Mathematics, Number Theory, the value of `...
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   Merit
   • (n.) Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence. • (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.) Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or approbation; as, his teacher gave h...
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    merit
    merit, merits 1. Superior quality or worth; excellence; to consider a proposal on its merits: 'She had a proposal of some merit; however, he had an ill-advised plan without merit.' 2. A quality deserving praise or approval; virtue: 'This merits closer inspection.' 3. Value that deserves respect and acknowledgment. 4. Demonstrated ability or achievement: 'Thei...
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    merit
    
    1. any admirable quality or attribute
    2. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
    
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