Merit and Reputation

Merit

Merit noun - A quality that gives something special worth.

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

Nearby Words: merited, meriting

Reputation noun - Overall quality as seen or judged by people in general.

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Merit and reputation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merit" instead a noun "Reputation".

Nearby Words: reputable, repute, reputed, reputing

exact	exact merit	exact reputation
particular	particular merit	particular reputation
true	true merit	true reputation
dubious	dubious merit	dubious reputation
Other adjectives: great, huge, bad, personal, new, general, local, overall, historical.

However, he does nothing in the actual films to merit that reputation.

Source: Informed Ability / Film
Averted in the third game as your reputation for racing and connections with a local mechanic merit you the purchase of one of six vehicles he has for sale, with some additional spending money for minor modifications if you purchase his least expensive car.

Source: Video Game / Midnight Club

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