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

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

Merk \Merk\, noun [See {Marc}.] An old Scotch silver coin; a mark or marc. [Scot.]

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

Merk \Merk\, noun A mark; a sign. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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