mil
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈmil 
1
: thousand
found a salinity of 38.4 per mil
2
: a monetary unit formerly used in Cyprus equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ pound
3
: a unit of length equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ inch used especially in measuring thickness (as of plastic films)
4
: a unit of angular measurement equal to ¹/₆₄₀₀ of 360 degrees and used especially in artillery
mil
2 of 3noun (2)
variants or mill
plural mil or mill
slang
: a million dollars
mil
3 of 3abbreviation
military
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Latin mille thousand
Noun (2)
short for million
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
circa 1942, in the meaning defined above