| merit | n merit:I see no ~ in the proposal, saya tdk nampak adanya merit dlm usul itu; certificate of ~, sijil merit; we must judge the case on its ~s, kita mesti mengadili kes itu berdasarkan meritnya; with ~, dgn cemerlang: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
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| merit | vt /wajar, patut/ + approp v: the plan ~s our consideration, rancangan itu wajar mendapat pertimbangan kami; his conduct ~s reward, kelakuannya wajar diberi ganjaran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scholarship | 2. award, grant of money provided for scholar of merit, biasiswa: several ~s are awarded each year, beberapa biasiswa dihadiahkan setiap tahun; he won a ~ to Oxford, dia mendapat biasiswa utk belajar di Oxford; a ~ student, pelajar pemegang biasiswa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inventory | adj songsang: the prize-winners were called in ~ order of merit, pemenang-pemenang hadiah dipanggil mengikut urutan pencapaian yg songsang; ~ ratio, nisbah songsang; ~ relationship, perhubungan songsang; ~ proportion, kadar songsang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| superiority | 4. rank, status as measured by length of service, kekananan: promotion is given on merit, not on ~, kenaikan pangkat didasarkan kpd kecekapan, bukan kekananan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| solely | adv only, entirely, semata-mata: he had to rely ~ on himself, dia terpaksa bergantung pd dirinya semata-mata; our creations were judged ~ on artistic merit, ciptaan-ciptaan kami diadili berdasarkan pd nilai seninya semata-mata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| purely | adv semata-mata: a ~ practical decision, satu keputusan yg praktis semata-mata; ~ and simply, semata-mata: she was awarded the scholarship ~ and simply on merit, dia dianugerahi biasiswa itu semata-mata berdasarkan meritnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rate | vt 1. estimate value of, menilai: the country ~s him as one of their great statesmen, negara menilainya sbg salah seorang negarawan yg ulung; 2. consider, regard, menganggap: I ~ him among my friends, saya menganggapnya salah seorang kawan saya; 3. assess for rates, menaksir: my property is ~d at $400, harta saya ditaksir sebanyak $400 setahun; 4. deserve, merit, patut /mengisi, memuat/: the story won’t ~ more than a paragraph on the back page, kisah itu tdk patut mengisi lebih drpd satu perenggan di muka belakang; 5. (colloq) have a good general opinion of, suka: I don’t ~ any of that crowd, saya tak suka kumpulan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |