I. ˈmil noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin mille thousand — more at mile
1. : a unit of length equal to 1/1000 inch or 0.0254 millimeter used especially for the diameter of wire
2. : a unit of angular measurement used in artillery and equal to 1/6400 of the circumference of a circle or approximately the angle subtended by one yard at 1000 yards range
3. : a monetary unit formerly used in Palestine equal to 1/1000 pound ; also : a bronze coin representing this unit
II. abbreviation
1. mileage
2. military
3. militia
4. millieme
5. million
III. noun
: thousand
found a salinity of 38.4 per mil
IV. noun
or mill ˈmil
( plural mil or mill )
Etymology: short for million (I)
slang : a million dollars