A silvery-colored, toxic, metallic chemical element, liquid at room temperature, with atomic number 80 and symbol Hg.

(obsolete) Any of the plants known as mercury, especially the annual mercury or French mercury (Mercurialis annua).

(comparable) Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted.

(economics) Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit. / (economics) Of or relating to mercantilism.

(archaic) One motivated by gain, especially monetary.

Motivated by private gain.

A person who traffics in commodities for profit. / The owner or operator of a retail business. / A trading vessel; a merchantman.

As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.

the little finger

(humorous) Pronunciation spelling of merci beaucoup.