merit badging
- noun
- /ˈmɛrɪt ˈbædʒɪŋ/
:
sistema de insignias
- Scouts are encouraged to pursue merit badging in areas such as science, art, and community service.
Examples
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Through merit badging, participants receive visible recognition for their individual accomplishments.
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The school has introduced a merit badging program to motivate students to excel.
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The school introduced a new merit badging system this year.
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Have you heard about the merit badging program at the library?
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The school has introduced a merit badging program to motivate students to excel.
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Scouts are encouraged to pursue merit badging in areas such as science, art, and community service.
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Through merit badging, participants receive visible recognition for their individual accomplishments.
Synonyms
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5.1
Giving or showing a badge to identify someone and show their achievements
How Formal
- Formal
20
6.1
3
3.0
∞
3.4
1
3.0
297
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'merit' (deserving recognition) with 'badging' (the assigning or displaying of badges) in a straightforward modifier + noun pattern, so its meaning—awarding or implementing badges based on merit—is directly inferable from the parts. This compositional pattern is common in English and therefore would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The noun merit badging comes from youth groups like the Scouts, where children earn small cloth badges for useful merit, meaning skills or good work, and pin them on their uniform as proof. So, merit badging today means doing tasks to earn visible badges that 'recognize achievements or skills'.