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Merit

/ˈmɛɹət/

A claim to commendation or a reward.

📖 Definitions of "Merit"

noun

1
A claim to commendation or a reward.
2
A mark or token of approbation or to recognize excellence.
"For her good performance in the examination, her teacher gave her ten merits."
3
Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward.
"His reward for his merit was a check for $50."
4
The sum of all the good deeds that a person does which determines the quality of the person's next state of existence and contributes to the person's growth towards enlightenment.
"to acquire or make merit"

verb

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ratenoun	The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
deserveverb	(transitive) To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
meritoriousnessnoun	The property of being meritorious.
deservingnessnoun	The state or quality of being deserving.
virtuenoun	(uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
faultnoun	(typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
demeritnoun	A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
meritoriousnessnoun	The property of being meritorious.
deservingnessnoun	The state or quality of being deserving.
deserveverb	(transitive) To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
virtuenoun	(uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.
ratenoun	The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
meritorious	Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
deservingnoun	desert, merit
worthynoun	Having worth, merit, or value.
worthnoun	(countable, uncountable) Value.
worthinessnoun	(uncountable) The state or quality of having value or merit.
tributenoun	An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
honornoun	(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
commendably	In a commendable manner.
benefitnoun	An advantage; help or aid from something.
trustworthinessnoun	The state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable.
rightful	By right; by law.
creditnoun	Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
valuenoun	The quality that renders something desirable or valuable; worth.
adequacynoun	The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
creditable	That brings credit or honour; respectable.