MERIT


Meaning of MERIT in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ considerable , exceptional , great , outstanding

▪ actual , real , true

a lawsuit that lacked any real ~

▪ intrinsic

▪ obvious

▪ comparative , relative

We need to consider the relative ~s of both makes of dishwasher.

▪ dubious , questionable

▪ individual

Each case should be judged on its individual ~s.

▪ personal

She was elected on personal ~.

▪ academic , aesthetic , architectural , artistic , intellectual , legal , literary , musical , scientific , technical

The movie has no artistic ~ whatsoever.

VERB + MERIT

▪ have

▪ argue , assess , compare , consider , debate , determine , discuss , evaluate , examine , judge , weigh ( esp. BrE ), weigh up ( esp. BrE )

We need to assess the ~s of both proposals before making our decision.

▪ question

I began to question the ~s of these new technologies.

▪ lack

The play lacked artistic ~.

▪ prove

She proved her ~ as a serious actress.

▪ acknowledge , appreciate , recognize , see

She saw the ~ in this arrangement.

▪ find

I find no ~ at all in any of the arguments.

MERIT + NOUN

▪ award

She received a ~ award for outstanding work.

▪ badge

▪ pay ( AmE )

▪ increase , raise (both AmE )

decisions on ~ raises and promotions

▪ scholarship ( AmE )

▪ system ( esp. AmE )

Other schools already have ~ systems in place that reward good work.

PREPOSITION

▪ according to ~

Movies are given a rating of one to five stars according to ~.

▪ on ~

Prizes are awarded entirely on ~.

▪ ~ in

There is some ~ in his argument.

▪ ~ to

There is lots of ~ to the idea.

PHRASES

▪ no ~ in sth/doing sth

I can see no ~ in excluding the child from school.

I found no artistic ~ in this film.

▪ order of ~ ( BrE )

The winners are ranked in order of ~.

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ certainly , clearly

▪ barely , hardly

The question hardly ~s an answer.

Merit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ attention , ↑ consideration , ↑ discussion , ↑ explanation , ↑ inclusion , ↑ investigation , ↑ mention , ↑ recognition

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .