Merits vs Benefits - What's the difference?
merits | benefits |
Intrinsic advantages, as opposed to political or procedural advantages.
(legal) Substance, distinguished from form or procedure.
(merit)
As nouns the difference between merits and benefits
is that merits is plural of lang=en while benefits is plural of lang=en.As verbs the difference between merits and benefits
is that merits is third-person singular of merit while benefits is third-person singular of benefit.merits
English
Noun
(head)- I was the boss's pet project, but was rejected on the merits .
- The merits of the case favored the plaintiffs, but their procedural blunders set them back.