C1 formal the quality of being good and deserving praise:
the advantages something has compared to something else:
according to the qualities you have or have shown, without considering any other information or comparing you to someone else:
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Deserving and deserved
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C2 If something merits a particular treatment, it deserves or is considered important enough to be treated in that way:
the quality of being good and deserving praise, or a good quality:
to deserve something:
formal the quality of being good and deserving to be praised or rewarded, or an advantage that something has:
HR, WORKPLACE extra pay given to employees who have done their job well and made noticeable improvements in the company, department, etc.:
LAW if a court decides that a complaint, case, etc. has merit, it accepts that it is true or there is evidence for it:
to deserve to be treated or considered in a particular way:
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