Definitions
be worthy or deserving
Word origin
From Middle English meriten, from Middle French meriter, Old French meriter (“to deserve, merit”) (modern French mériter), from merite: see further in Etymology 1. The word is cognate with Italian meritare (“to deserve, merit; to be worth; to earn”), Latin meritāre (“to earn regularly; to serve as a soldier”), Spanish meritar (“to deserve, merit; to earn”).
Used in a sentence
“[R]eputation is an idle and moſt falſe impoſition , oft got without merit and loſt without deſeruing.”
“For her good performance in the examination, her teacher gave her ten merits.”
“His reward for his merit was a check for $50.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Worthiness”5 letters
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