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
military
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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
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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
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“Mil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mil. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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