: per thousand
permillage noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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

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Word History

Etymology

per + Latin mille thousand

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined above

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

Dictionary Entries Near per mill

Cite this Entry

“Per mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/per%20mill. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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