mil

I. noun Etymology: Latin mille thousand Date: 1721 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 {frac1/6400} of 360 degrees and used especially in artillery II. noun or mill (plural mil or mill) Etymology: short for million Date: circa 1942 slang a million dollars III. abbreviation military