merit

Noun
  1. Any admirable quality or attribute (synset 105146223)
    "work of great merit"
    is a type of: worth - the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
    same as: virtue
  2. The quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) (synset 104814129)
    "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"
    is a type of: worthiness - the quality or state of having merit or value
    subtypes: desert - (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
    same as: deservingness, meritoriousness
Verb
  1. Be worthy or deserving (synset 202652462)
    "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    subtypes: have it coming - deserve (either good or bad)
    same as: deserve

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