mil

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈmil 

1

: thousand

found a salinity of 38.4 per mil

2

: a monetary unit formerly used in Cyprus equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ pound

3

: a unit of length equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ inch used especially in measuring thickness (as of plastic films)

4

: a unit of angular measurement equal to ¹/₆₄₀₀ of 360 degrees and used especially in artillery

mil

2 of 3

noun (2)

variants or mill

plural mil or mill

slang

: a million dollars

mil

3 of 3

abbreviation

military

Examples of mil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Cracking through a towering mil hojas was the final kiss of a thoroughly sensorial experience from start to finish. —Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025

Mike Will out for $20 mil in for $3m. Poona in for minimum and out for $27m. Josh P from rook deal to out for $36m. Fulton in for cheap out $20m to Chiefs (thx for the comp pick). —Daniel Popper, New York Times, 18 June 2025

Heading into this week’s finale, Lopez vs. Lopez hit a season high in audience (2.3 mil) while steady in the demo with a 0.3. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Feb. 2025

After Friendship is indie horror flick Clown in a Cornfield with $1.3 mil. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Latin mille thousand

Noun (2)

short for million

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

circa 1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mil

• bill
• brill
• chill
• drill
• fil
• fill
• frill
• gill
• grill
• grille
• jill
• kill

Kids Definition

mil

adjective

ˈmil

: a unit of length equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ inch (about .025 millimeter) used especially in measuring thickness