millage

noun

mill·​age ˈmi-lij 

: a rate (as of taxation) expressed in mills per dollar

Examples of millage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the local level, depending on your community, local officials' races, municipal ballot measures and school district millages round out the ballot. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

The county also increased its general millage rate for fiscal year 2025-2026. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

The county’s property tax worksheet and the county treasurer’s millage rate page list current rates. — Elizabeth Jane Beckett-Camarata, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Although local millage rates have largely remained steady, taxable value can still rise due to market factors like inflation. — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for millage

• pillage
• spillage
• village