per mill

adverb

(ˌ)pər-ˈmil 

: per thousand

permillage

(ˌ)pər-ˈmi-lij 

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

Word History

Etymology

per + Latin mille thousand

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined above