demerit
noun
de·mer·it
di-ˈmer-ət 
dē-,
-ˈme-rət
Examples of demerit in a Sentence
Students are given demerits if they arrive late for classes.
my keyboarding has the advantage of speed but the demerit of inaccuracy
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Fort Worth’s inspections function on a demerit system: 0 demerits is considered a perfect score.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
While the bar and server station escaped demerits, the rest of the operations didn't fare as well.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Food establishments receiving more than 30 demerits have 48 hours to fix the worst problems and then clean up the rest.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
Under the old system, a perfect score was 0 demerits.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
While the bar and server station escaped demerits, the rest of the operations didn't fare as well.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Food establishments receiving more than 30 demerits have 48 hours to fix the worst problems and then clean up the rest.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
Under the old system, a perfect score was 0 demerits.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for demerit
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“Demerit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demerit. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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demerit
noun
de·mer·it
di-ˈmer-ət
1
: a quality that deserves blame : fault
2
: a mark placed against a person's record for some fault or offense
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