merits
Britishplural noun
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the actual and intrinsic rights and wrongs of an issue, esp in a law case, as distinct from extraneous matters and technicalities
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on the intrinsic qualities or virtues
Example Sentences
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Yet their return was among the most buzzed-about sets of the festival this year, a credit to how well their catalog has stood up on the merits.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
IBM’s capital intensity is also notably lower than that of hyperscalers and cloud infrastructure providers, which merits a more attractive forward free cash flow multiple, Boolani wrote.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
It would be the first major immigration case decided by the court on its merits since Trump started his second term.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Before Harvard reclaims my Ph.D., let me lay out the merits of annuities.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Together we discussed and gravely considered the relative merits of side compression straps, spindrift collars, crampon patches, load transfer differentials, air-flow channels, webbing loops, and something called the occipital cutout ratio.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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