millage

noun

mill·​age ˈmi-lij How to pronounce millage (audio)
: a rate (as of taxation) expressed in mills per dollar

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Since then, Farmington has had elections asking patrons to approve restructuring existing debt with the same millage rate. Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025 The only agenda item regarding taxes was for approval of an increase in millage rates, or property taxes, for the Calcasieu Parish and city of Lake Charles. Jacob Mathews | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024 The State of Florida defines an annual increase or decrease in the millage rate by using the Rollback Rate. Dan Herz, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025 Home values have increased rapidly, but rates can't go down if that will cause a school district's millage rate to go below 20 mills, which means taxes increase. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for millage

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of millage was in 1891

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“Millage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millage. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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