on its (own) merits
merit
verb[ T ]
us/ˈmer·ɪt/
to deserve something:
These recommendations merit careful attention.

merit | Business English

merit
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈmerɪt/us
formal
the quality of being good and deserving to be praised or rewarded, or an advantage that something has:
Proposals will be judged strictly on merit by an external committee.
I fail to see the merit of organizing the work in that way.
 merit award/bonus/raise, etc.
HR, WORKPLACE
extra pay given to employees who have done their job well and made noticeable improvements in the company, department, etc.:
The average merit pay increase over the past five years has been in the range of 3 to 4%.
LAW
if a court decides that a complaint, case, etc. has merit, it accepts that it is true or there is evidence for it:
The lawsuit was found to be completely without merit.
merit
verb[ T ]
 formaluk /ˈmerɪt/us
to deserve to be treated or considered in a particular way:
merit attention/discussion/investigationIf complaints merit investigation, they should go the complaints committee.

Examples of merit

merit
In this sense critique evaluates a piece of work, an idea, or an action, pointing to its merits and faults.
Secondly, although the book's main theme is the connection between plague-spreaders and witches, other aspects emerge meriting further analysis from a comparative viewpoint.
The small size of their estate compared to those of the large landowners we have mentioned above therefore merits our attention.
Clearly, the studies have very different appeals and respective merits.
More speci®cally, this encyclopedia has the following merits.
Our findings here suggest that this topic merits closer attention.
Also, the multiple merits of such a policy are more likely to win support from the general public.
Clearly, my review should stand or fall on its merits, not some alleged rule invented by my two detractors.
However, we cannot assess the merits of those views without first listening to the arguments advanced in support of them.
My theory thus sheds a novel light on the arguments about the merits and dangers of different forms of executive structure.
Rather, depending on what property is emphasised, there are many different families of curves, each with merits and disadvantages.
While the scheme has many merits, it mainly serves the white community and older people who are fit and able to care for themselves.
Despite the breadth of topics discussed in the book, there are three subjects that should have merited more consistent attention.
Nonetheless, the impact of first-degree atrioventricular block merits including the topic in this review.
Each work is judged on its merits and in many cases, [by virtue of an artist's] previous output.
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Collocations withmerit

merit

These are words often used in combination with merit.

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academic merit
If they are researchers, academicmerit might be an incentive for recommending further research.
actual merits
We should be glad on a point of this kind to have some answer dealing with the actual merits of the case.
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