merit

a good or valuable quality that someone or something has

mérito, virtud, cualidad valiosa

• the merit of doing sth

Collocations merit of an idea · merit of a person

• The real merit of the plan is that it's simple.

  El verdadero mérito del plan es que es sencillo.

the value or importance of something, especially when deciding whether to do it or not

mérito, valor, importancia

• there is merit in doing sth

Collocations merit of an action · merit of a decision

• There's no merit in arguing with him.

  No hay mérito en discutir con él.

to officially recognize someone for doing something good or valuable

reconocer, premiar, valorar

• take sb's merit into account

Collocations merit of a candidate · merit of an employee

• The company takes the merits of its employees seriously.

  La empresa valora seriamente los méritos de sus empleados.

the legal right to have something or to do something

derecho, título, legitimidad

• have a merit claim

Collocations merit of a case · merit of an application

• The court ruled that the applicant had no merit to their claim.

  El tribunal dictaminó que el solicitante no tenía mérito para su reclamación.