merit
noun
[ ˈmɛrɪt ]
• the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward.
• "composers of outstanding merit"
Similar:
excellence,
goodness,
standard,
quality,
level,
grade,
high quality,
calibre,
worth,
good,
credit,
eminence,
worthiness,
value,
virtue,
distinction,
account,
deservingness,
meritoriousness,
merit
verb
• deserve or be worthy of (reward, punishment, or attention).
• "the results have been encouraging enough to merit further investigation"
Similar:
deserve,
earn,
be deserving of,
warrant,
rate,
justify,
be worthy of,
be worth,
be entitled to,
have a right to,
have a claim to/on,
be qualified for,
Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘deserved reward or punishment’): via Old French from Latin meritum ‘due reward’, from mereri ‘earn, deserve’.