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merita

/me.riˈta/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French mériter. First attested in 1827.

verb a merita 1st conjugation · merită · meritat · merite · a merita · meritând

transitive to deserve, to merit (a good or a bad thing) Meriți o bătaie!
Similar: cuveni, meritarisi
intransitive to be worth it Mai merită să faci o facultate?

In English

pay to be profitable — see also pay off
deserve to merit
pay off to become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit
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"merita." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/merita. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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merita. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/merita

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@misc{merita_2026,
  title = {merita},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/merita},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}