• Mil

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /mɪl/
    • Rhymes: -ɪl
    • Homophones: mill

    Full definition of mil

    Noun

    mil

    (plural mils)
    1. An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1⁄6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also
    1⁄6000 and 1⁄6300 are used in other countries.
    1. A unit of measurement equal to 1⁄1000 of an inch, usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic.
    2. a former subdivision (1/1000) of the Maltese lira
    3. (informal) Abbreviation of million
      • 2010 September, Galen Gondolfi, "Idea Fun(d)", St. Louis Magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 79:You can get things done without money, but you can do a hell of a lot more with it, and $10 mil is a good starting point.

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