merited
pronunciation
How to pronounce merited in British English:
UK ['merɪtɪd]
How to pronounce merited in American English:
US ['merɪtɪd]
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- Adjective:
- properly deserved
Word Origin
- merited (adj.)
- "well-earned," c. 1600, past participle adjective from merit (v.).
Example
- 1. Some is merited , some may not be .
- 2. Pay reviews in 1962 and 1978 recommended massive ( and merited ) increases .
- 3. Certainly many shortcomings in the american past have merited complaint , especially for people and groups who have suffered discrimination and exclusion .
- 4. The scandal first hit global headlines on october 14th , when michael woodford , a briton who had recently taken over as olympus 's boss , was sacked . Mr woodford had just told the board that the unusual payments merited investigation .
- 5. The three mile island accident of 1979 was rated 5 ; the chernobyl disaster merited level 7 .