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Meriting

To deserve, to earn.

📖 Definitions of "Meriting"

verb
  1. 1

    To deserve, to earn.

    "Her performance merited wild applause."

  2. 2

    To be deserving or worthy.

    "They were punished as they merited."

  3. 3

    To reward.

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WordDefinition
deservingnounWorthy of reward or praise; meritorious.
worthnounHaving a value of; proper to be exchanged for.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Meriting"

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WordDefinition
deservingnounWorthy of reward or praise; meritorious.
worthverb(countable, uncountable) Value.
worthyverbHaving worth, merit, or value.
requiringnoun(archaic) A requirement.
warrantingnounA guarantee.
deservesverb(transitive) To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
deservingnessnounThe state or quality of being deserving.
meritoriousDeserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
meritoriousnessnounThe property of being meritorious.
deserveverb(transitive) To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
deservedverbfair; merited.
meritumnoun
worthiestHaving worth, merit, or value.
deservednessnounThe state or quality of being deserved.
merritnounA surname.
worthilyIn a worthy manner.
merit payMerit pay, merit increase or pay for performance, is performance-related pay, most frequently in the context of educational reform or government civil service reform (government jobs).
rewardingGiving or resulting in reward or satisfaction.
warrantedverbDeserved, necessary, appropriate.
deservedly(degree, manner) In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.

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