millage

noun

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

Examples of millage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In May, the college proposed a 0.4-mill increase that would have raised its millage rate from 2.6 to 3. Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2024 The college's millage applies only to residents of its taxing district, which includes the Bentonville and Rogers school districts. Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2024 Your actual property taxes reflect that taxable value as well as the millage rates in your community. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024 Voters regularly approve millages to keep their libraries open, according to Mikula. Detroit Free Press, 19 Feb. 2024 These are different from renewal levies that maintain the same millage and property value, meaning taxes generally don't change. Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2024 Additionally, millage rates, assessment values, total debt, per pupil expenditures, and employee numbers are included. Cynthia Howell, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2023 The vote totals on an unchanged millage rate -- favorable or not -- can be seen as a gauge of public satisfaction with a school district. Cynthia Howell, arkansasonline.com, 4 Dec. 2023 That month, voters in Craighead County voted to reduce both the city and county millages that support the library. Bill Bowden, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2023

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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 16 Apr. 2024.

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