MIL

I. noun Etymology: Latin ~le thousand Date: 1721 thousand , a monetary unit formerly used in Cyprus equal to 1/1000 pound, a unit of length equal to 1/1000 inch used especially in measuring thickness (as of plastic films), a unit of angular measurement equal to {frac1/6400} of 360 degrees and used especially in artillery, II. noun or ~l (plural ~ or ~l) Etymology: short for ~lion Date: circa 1942 a ~lion dollars, III. abbreviation ~itary