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The term merit constitutes a desirable trait or ability belonging to a person or (sometimes) an object. In religious studies, it is used with regard to religious practices that aim for the happiness of oneself and others in a calculated manner. It may refer to:
Merit may also mean:
- Merit (wife of Maya), an Egyptian woman, wife of Maya
- Merit (indie rock band), a band from Syracuse, New York
- Merit (emo band), a band from Phoenix, Arizona
- Merit (cigarette), a brand of cigarettes made by Altria
- Merit (law), a legal term used in deciding a legal case
- Merit Computer Network
- Merit pay, term describing performance-related pay
- Merit School of Music, music education organization in metropolitan Chicago, United States
- Merit, a trading name used by the British toy manufacturer J & L Randall
- Merit Medical Systems, a medical device company founded in 1987 and headquartered in Utah, United States
- Merit Energy Company, an international energy company
- Merit Motion Pictures, a documentary film and television production company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Merit, in number theory, the value of gn / log(pn) (see Prime gap)
- Merit good, in economics, a commodity which is judged that an individual or society should have on the basis of need
- Merit Academy, a high school located in Springville, Utah, United States
- Merit, Texas, an unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States
- Merit Janow, American professor
- Merit Badges, Awards earned by the Boy Scouts of America
See also
- All pages beginning with "Merit"
- All pages with titles containing Merit
- Meritt (disambiguation)
- Merrit (disambiguation)
- Merritt (disambiguation)
- Demerit (disambiguation)
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