millage

noun

mill·​age ˈmi-lij How to pronounce millage (audio)
: a rate (as of taxation) expressed in mills per dollar

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Neither has publicly addressed the city’s past financial distress, but last year, every council member—except Calvo—voted in favor of Bovo’s budget, which kept the millage rate unchanged. Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025 The millage would collect about $289,000 in the first year. Christina Hall, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025 But local taxpayers and municipal bond experts who eyeball millage footnotes for fun are just two of many groups in a better position to address local spending than, say, a professional gambler like Blaise Ingoglia. Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025 This brings us to something called mill rate or millage. Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for millage

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of millage was in 1891

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“Millage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millage. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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