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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɛrɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɛrɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mer′it)

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Inglés	Español
merit n	(good quality)	mérito nm
merecimiento nm
ventaja nf
cualidad nf
The company decided to pursue the idea, because it had a lot of merit.
La empresa decidió perseguir la idea, porque tenía mucho mérito.
merit [sth]⇒ vtr	(deserve)	merecer⇒ vtr
ganar⇒ vtr
(AmL, merecer)	ameritar⇒ vtr
ser digno de loc verb
Rachel merited a promotion.
Rachel se mereció una promoción.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
merit n	(virtue)	mérito nm
virtud nf
Tom got approval for his idea on his own merit.
Fue mérito de Tom obtener la aprobación para su idea.
merit n	([sth] deserved)	merecido nm
Suffering was the criminal's merit.
El sufrimiento fue el merecido del delincuente.
merit n	(spiritual)	mérito nm
The faithful man received peace for his merit.
El hombre devoto recibió la paz por sus méritos.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
merit badge n	(Scouting award)	medalla al mérito loc nom f
Ralph took his involvement in Boy Scouts very seriously; he earned more merit badges than any other boys in his troop.
Ganó más medallas al mérito que todos los otros chicos de la tropa.
merit pay n	(performance-related salary)	pago por mérito nm
(México)	bono de actuaciones nm
Nos darán un bono de actuaciones si cumplimos los objetivos del año.
merit system n	(civil service: merit based employment and promotion)	sistema de mérito loc nom m
We use the merit system here, basing promotions on ability rather than seniority.
Aquí seguimos un sistema de mérito: los ascensos se dan en función de la capacidad y no de la antigüedad.

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'merit' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

bankruptcy - be worth - be worth the risk - chevalier - deserve - good - merit system - meritocratic - rate - tinker's damn - with honours - worth - worth the money - worthy of

Spanish:

mérito - merecimiento - ameritar - brillar con luz propia - beca de aprovechamiento - digno de algo - diploma de honor al mérito - merecer especial atención - merecer

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Synonyms: deserve, warrant, justify, be worth, be deserving of, more...

Collocations: [great, remarkable, excellent, outstanding] merit, a [composer, writer, player, student] of [great] merit, [judged, based, assessed] on its merits alone, more...

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