Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merited

/mˈɛɹɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: mer-it-ed
IPA: /mˈɛɹɪtɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

verb

simple past and past participle of merit

Example Sentences

"It was a merited reward."
"Maloney’s moment of magic ensured they did not. For Scotland, who produced the best of what cohesive football there was on the night, it was a merited outcome."

Derived Forms

immerited meritedly meritedness unmerited

Phrases

well-merited

Synonyms

deserved

Questions

How do you pronounce merited?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛɹɪtɪd/.
What does merited mean?: deserved

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