Merit may refer to:

Religion

* Merit (Christianity) * Merit (Buddhism) * Punya (Hinduism) * Imputed righteousness in Reformed Christianity

Companies and brands

* Merit (cigarette), a brand of cigarettes made by Altria *

Merit Energy Company Merit Energy Company is one of the largest privately held US-based oil and gas companies by production volume, with some $1 billion in net income on $2.1 billion in revenue. The company was formed in 1989 by William K. Gayden, formerly of EDS a ...

, an international energy company * Merit Motion Pictures, a production company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada * Merit Network * Merit (TV channel), a UK television channel owned by Sky Group * Merit, a trading name used by

J & L Randall J & L Randall Ltd was a British toy manufacturer, based in Potters Bar, which was in Middlesex until 1965 and then in Hertfordshire. The company flourished in the 1950s and 1960s and placed regular advertisements in Meccano Magazine. It was one ...

* A chain of gas stations owned by

Meadville Corporation The Meadville Corporation was an oil company based in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1930 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Fuel was sold at retail gas stations under the brand name "Merit", the logo consisting of a red "M" with the right v ...

before it was purchased by Hess Corporation in 2000.

Music

Merit (indie rock band) Merit is an American indie rock band from Syracuse, New York, United States. Band history In 2002, Wil Mecum and Jeff Nelson (attending Syracuse University at the time) joined forces with local singer songwriter Brenna Merritt, and took a varian ...

, a band from Syracuse, New York

Schools

Merit School of Music Merit School of Music is a nonprofit organization located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Merit is dedicated to helping young people transform their lives by removing barriers to a high-quality music education, with nearly 70 percent of studen ...

, a music education organization in Chicago, Illinois, United States * Merit Academy, a high school in Springville, Utah, United States

Other uses

* Figure of merit * Merit (law) *

Merit, Texas Merit is an unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States. It is 15 miles northwest of Greenville. Merit has a post office with the ZIP code 75458. The Bland Independent School District serves area students. History Settlement ...

, an unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States *

Merit (wife of Maya) Merit may refer to: Religion * Merit (Christianity) * Merit (Buddhism) * Punya (Hinduism) * Imputed righteousness in Reformed Christianity Companies and brands * Merit (cigarette), a brand of cigarettes made by Altria * Merit Energy Company, a ...

, an Egyptian woman, wife of Maya * Merit of the prime gap ''g''_''n'', the ratio of ''g''_''n'' / log(''p''_''n'') * MERITS an international train timetable database.

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