(physics, chemistry) One of any number of ranges of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation absorbed by a substance.

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. / An outlaw. / One who cheats others.

(transitive, intransitive) To rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.

(politics, idiomatic, derogatory) A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.

The amount by which a current account is in credit or deficit.

(transitive, idiomatic) To do something quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner. / (intransitive, aviation, slang) To eject.

(slang) Someone who works or studies seemingly way too much.

A wound covering made of skin, especially when said skin is derived or obtained from the patient

A businessman employed at, or a partner at a merchant bank. / (chiefly Britain, rhyming slang) A wanker. (In this sense, the term can also be abbreviated to merchant.)

(informal) Precisely accurate; exactly appropriate or fitting; spot on.