Difference between Worth and Deserving

What is the difference between Worth and Deserving?

Worth as a noun is value. while Deserving as a noun is desert, merit or demerit

Worth

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Value. Merit, excellence.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for. Deserving of. Valuable, worth while. Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be, become, betide.

Example sentence: Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

Deserving

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: worthy of reward or praise; meritoriousmeriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)

Part of speech: noun

Definition: desert, merit or demerit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.

Example sentence: Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.

We hope you now know whether to use Worth or Deserving in your sentence.

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