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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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Feb. 2025
Britton's projection 3 years, $48 million Best fits MIL, STL, TB
3 year fWAR
RHP
SP
32
Kirby Yates
1 year
$13 mil
Profile
Age
38
Position
RHP, RP
Last team
Texas Rangers
Innings pitched
61 2/3
ERA+
340
In his 20s, Yates was a fringe Major League reliever who’d gone undrafted out of college.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
The Flyers have a minor league goalie with a $5 mil cap hit that ends after the season, Ristolainen has a roughly $5 mil cap hit as well.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares returned to 1.6 mil, followed by the Doc series premiere’s 2.2 mil.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Masked Singer opened Season 12 with 3.1 mil and a 0.4, on par with its previous averages.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Feb. 2025
Britton's projection 3 years, $48 million Best fits MIL, STL, TB
3 year fWAR
RHP
SP
32
Kirby Yates
1 year
$13 mil
Profile
Age
38
Position
RHP, RP
Last team
Texas Rangers
Innings pitched
61 2/3
ERA+
340
In his 20s, Yates was a fringe Major League reliever who’d gone undrafted out of college.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
The Flyers have a minor league goalie with a $5 mil cap hit that ends after the season, Ristolainen has a roughly $5 mil cap hit as well.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares returned to 1.6 mil, followed by the Doc series premiere’s 2.2 mil.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mil
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“Mil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mil. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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