mil
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A former Cypriot money unit worth one thousandth of a pound
- noun
- /mɪl/
- Archaic
:
mil chipriota
- In Cyprus, the mil was often used for transactions before the euro was introduced.
Examples
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Before adopting the euro, a person would need about a thousand mil to have one pound.
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-In the bag here, two mil, boss.
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You guys got my half mil broken down as agreed?
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The three mil, you can do whatever you want with it.
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I only gave her two mil.
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It's gotta be worth a few mil.
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These people are out 20 mil.
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You think a quarter of a mil is enough to retire on?
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Last year, the haul was almost 2 mil.
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That means, it's like a guaranteed four mil.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mil for the old Cypriot money comes from the Latin mille which means 'thousand', so a mil was one 'thousandth' of a pound and the name shows it was a very small part of the currency.