merit or demerit
1Demerit — De*mer it, n. [F. d[ e]m[ e]rite demerit (in sense 2), OF. demerite demerit (in sense 1), fr. L. demerere to deserve well, LL., to deserve well or ill; de + merere to deserve. See {De} , and {Merit}.] 1. That which one merits or deserves, either… …
2Merit good — The concept of a merit good introduced in economics by Richard Musgrave (1957, 1959) is a commodity which is judged that an individual or society should have on the basis of some concept of need, rather than ability and willingness to pay. The… …
3Demerit good — In economics, a demerit good is a good or service whose consumption is considered unhealthy, degrading, or otherwise socially undesirable due to the perceived negative effects on the consumers themselves. It is over consumed if left to market… …
4Merit — • By merit (meritum) in general is understood that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward from him in whose service the work is done Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Merit Merit …
5Merit (Catholicism) — Merit (Latin meritum), in general, is understood to be that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward (prœmium, merces) from him in whose service the work is done. By antonomastic usage, the word has come to designate… …
6demerit — late 14c., from O.Fr. desmerite blame, demerit (Mod.Fr. démérite), from des not, opposite (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + merite merit (see MERIT (Cf. merit) (n.)). Latin demereri meant to merit, deserve, from de in its completive s …
7Demerit — may refer to: Demerit point, in driving Demerit good, in economics Brownie point, in railroading People Jay DeMerit, American soccer player John DeMerit, former pro baseball player See also All pages beginning with Demerit All pages with titles… …
8demerit — [dē mer′it, dimer′it] n. [ME & OFr demerite < ML demeritum, fault < pp. of demerere, to forfeit, not merit, with meaning altered ( de taken in negative sense) < L, to merit < de , intens. + merere, to deserve] 1. a quality deserving… …
9merit — [n] advantage arete, asset, benefit, caliber, credit, desert, dignity, excellence, excellency, good, goodness, honor, integrity, perfection, quality, stature, strong point, talent, value, virtue, worth, worthiness; concept 693 Ant. demerit,… …
10demerit — demérit s. n., pl. demérite Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic DEMERÍ//T demerittă (demeritţi, demeritte) şi substantival Care şi a pierdut stima şi consideraţia. /de + merit Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004. Sursa: NODEX …
