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merit good

merit good noun: a commodity that an individual or society should have on the basis of some concept of need, rather than ability and willingness to pay.

Noun

merit good (plural merit goods)

  1. A commodity that an individual or society should have on the basis of some concept of need, rather than ability and willingness to pay.

Forms of merit good

pluralmerit goods

Questions about merit good

What does merit good mean?
Merit good means a commodity that an individual or society should have on the basis of some concept of need, rather than ability and willingness to pay.
What part of speech is merit good?
Merit good is a noun.
What is the plural of merit good?
The plural of merit good is merit goods.

Words near merit good in the dictionary

  1. merit badgers
  2. merit badges
  3. merit badging
  4. merit field
  5. merit fields
  6. merit good
  7. merit goods
  8. merit-badging
  9. merit-based
  10. merit-monger
  11. merit-mongers

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