25,000 people die every day due to starvation.
2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Meritable \Mer"it*a*ble\, adjective Deserving of reward. [R.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

meritable

adjective: deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct" [syn: {meritorious}]
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