Spanish-English translations for merecer

deserve
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After playing so well, the team really deserved their winAfter what he did, he deserved to go to prisonThis argument deserves a closer examination.
earn
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Confidence cannot be bought by decree - it has to be earned. La confianza no se consigue por decreto: hay que merecerla. You can have the smores: you earned them, clearing the walkway of snow so wellHe earns seven million dollars a year as CEO. My bank account is only earning one percent interest

merit
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For her good performance in the examination, her teacher gave her ten meritsHis reward for his merit was a check for $50to acquire or make merit