Zhamnov, 22, signed for $1.25 mil over three years.
We sold our house back in Vegas–made quite a nice half-mil profit on it.
mil in British English1
(mɪl)
noun
1.
a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch
2.
an obsolete pharmaceutical unit of volume equal to one millilitre
3.
a unit of angular measure, used in gunnery, equal to one sixty-four-hundredth of a circumference
Word origin
C18: short for Latin millēsimus thousandth
mil in British English2
the internet domain name for
a US military department
mil. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
military
2.
militia
mil in American English1
(mɪl)
noun
1.
a unit of length, equal to one thousandth (0.001) of an inch (0.0254 millimeter),used in measuring the diameter of wire, the thickness of coatings or films, etc.
2.
a milliliter, or cubic centimeter
3.
a unit of currency in Cyprus, equal to 1/1000 pound
4. Military
a unit of angle measurement for artillery fire, missile launching, etc., equal to the angle forming an arc that is 1/6400 of the circumference of a circle
Word origin
L mille, thousand
mil in American English2
(mɪl)
noun
Slang
million
mil in American English3
1.
mileage
2.
military
3.
militia
Examples of 'mil' in a sentence
mil
Well, it looks like a big risk for him to have taken with seven mil in the treasure chest.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
A safe-deposit-box key with a jackpot of US dollars seven mil.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
Living on her share of the award, her one-third, a cool mil.