merit

VALUE
WORTH
List of words for the clue merit from the crossword:
SASH BSA PSAT EARN BADGE SCOUT RATE RAISE TENABLE SYSTEM STAR PSATS WORTHY WAGE VIRTUE VIRTU SOUL SNEEZE
WordClue
TAXland or value-added
BELTsash, strap
FORT... Worth, city in Texas
MERITworth
GIRDLEbelt, sash
WEALTHabundance of value
DIGNITYworth
UNKNOWNvariable whose value is to be found
VOUCHERreceipt or bond with a certain value
ADVANTAGEvalue, edge
APPRAISERsets property value
VALUATIONestimation of something's worth
WAISTBANDsash, belt
LONGITUDEmeridian
WINEMerlot or Cabernet