Definition of "mil" []

• A unit of length equal to one thousandth (10-3) of an inch (0.0254 millimeter), used, for example, to specify the diameter of wire or the thickness of materials sold in sheets. (noun)
• A milliliter; one cubic centimeter. (noun)
• A unit of angular measurement used in artillery and equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution. (noun)
• Slang A million dollars. (noun)

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• "While you wait the 13 mil becomes 18 mil+ the wasted 600K+."
• "In as much as one of the core NASA activities should be developing advanced space concepts $4 mil is not adequate."
• "Possibly that $250 mil is from a separate fund from the $1B stimulus pumped into NASA's budget."