The successful candidate will be chosen on merit alone.
We should judge her on her own merits rather than on her father’s position in the company.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
merit — mer|it1 [ merıt ] noun ** 1. ) count usually plural an advantage or good quality that something has: I can see very little merit in this approach. merit of: Viktor and Katya were arguing the merits of independence as I sat down. To me, one of the … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
merit — I UK [ˈmerɪt] / US noun Word forms merit : singular merit plural merits ** 1) a) [countable, usually plural] an advantage or good quality that someone or something has I can see very little merit in this approach. merit of: Viktor and Katya were… … English dictionary
merit — [[t]me̱rɪt[/t]] merits, meriting, merited 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp If something has merit, it has good or worthwhile qualities. The argument seemed to have considerable merit... Box office success mattered more than artistic merit... Your… … English dictionary
merit — Ⅰ. merit UK US /ˈmerɪt/ noun [C or U] ► FORMAL the quality of being good and deserving to be praised or rewarded, or an advantage that something has: »Proposals will be judged strictly on merit by an external committee. »I fail to see the merit… … Financial and business terms
merit — [mer′it] n. [OFr merite < L meritum < meritus, pp. of merere, to deserve, earn, akin to mereri, to serve for hire < IE base * (s)mer , to remember, care (hence provide for, allot a share to) > MOURN, L memor, mora, Gr meros, a part,… … English World dictionary
merit — mer|it1 [ˈmerıt] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: merite, from Latin meritum, from merere to deserve, earn ] 1.) an advantage or good feature of something merit of ▪ The film has the merit of being short. ▪ The merit of the report is its … Dictionary of contemporary English
merit — 1 noun 1 (countable usually plural) one of the good features of something such as a plan or system: The committee will look at the relative merits of the two proposals. opposite demerit (1) 2 (U) formal a good quality that makes something deserve … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
merit — meritedly, adv. meritless, adj. /mer it/, n. 1. claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth. 2. something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; a commendable quality, act, etc.: The book s only merit is its sincerity. 3. merits … Universalium
merit — 1. noun /ˈmɛ.ʁɪt/ a) Something deserving either good or bad recognition. His reward for his merit was a check for $50. b) Something worthy of a high rating. Syn: worth, value … Wiktionary
merit — [ˈmerɪt] noun [C/U] I a good quality that makes you admire something Attention to detail is one of the great merits of the book.[/ex] II verb [T] formal merit [ˈmerɪt] to deserve something The case merits further investigation.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
