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merit goods

merit goods is the plural of merit good.

Meaning of merit good

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.

Questions about merit goods

What is merit goods the plural of?
Merit goods is the plural of merit good.

Words near merit goods in the dictionary

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

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