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 The zoo’s millage is set at 0.1 mills and is set to expire in 2027. Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 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, 13 Feb. 2024 The county would receive roughly $42.8 billion from the change if the millage rate remains the same. Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024 Hackel and Wickersham decided not to ask voters in August 2020 to vote on a new countywide millage to fund a new lockup. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for millage 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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