Merit and Order

Merit

Merit verb - To be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment).

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Order and merit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Order" instead a verb "Merit".

Nearby Words: merited, meriting

Order verb - To put into a particular arrangement.

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Merit and order are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merit" instead a verb "Order".

Nearby Words: ordered, orderly, ordering, orderliness

pure	pure merit	pure order
special	special merit	special order
exact	exact merit	exact order
particular	particular merit	particular order
Other adjectives: right, perfect, true, single, actual, real, general, final, intended.

In Disgaea, Prinnies only serve Etna (and presumably others) for less than minimum wage in order to buy their souls' merit back.

Source: Punch Clock Villain / Video Games
He was recently sued by one (it's been settled, though the details are still under a gag order), which he claims had no real merit, and partially crowd funded his legal defense to fight them.

Source: Radio / The Adam Carolla Show
However, tied up in the performance was Captain Louis Edward Nolan, a "merit" officer, who may have intentionally miscommunicated the order to advance (the supposedly "garbled" order would have been quite comprehensible to a man standing where it was drafted).

Source: Modern Major General

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