1. merit

verb. ['ˈmɛrət'] be worthy or deserving.

Rhymes with Merit

• inherit
• zarett
• parrott
• parrot
• karet
• karat
• jarrett
• garratt
• ferret
• carrot
• carat
• beret

How do you pronounce merit?

Pronounce merit as ˈmɛrət.

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Sentences with merit

1. Noun, singular or mass
Your state aid website will provide links to other grants available based on both merit and need.

2. Verb, past tense
Several other religious sites in Tabriz merit a visit.

Quotes about merit

1. There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.
- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

2. The merit of all things lies in their difficulty.
- Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers

3. Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
- Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock

2. merit

noun. ['ˈmɛrət'] any admirable quality or attribute.

3. merit

noun. ['ˈmɛrət'] the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance).