: per thousand
permillage noun

permillage

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noun

per·​mil·​lage (ËŒ)pÉ™rˈmilij How to pronounce permillage (audio)
plural -s
: rate or proportion per thousand

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Adverb
Conversely, fast-growing and wealthy Baldwin County the same year earned $171.6 million in state money, but the state sent only $131.6 million because 10 mills of property tax there is worth $40 million, or $4 million per mill. al, 5 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

per + Latin mille thousand

Noun

per mill + -age

First Known Use

Adverb

1682, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of per mill was in 1682

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“Per mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/per%20mill. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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