# die Mille

die Mille is a German noun meaning “synonym of tausend (“thousand”), almost exclusively used of money: grand”. Forms: der Mille, die Mille.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Mille
- Plural: die Mille

## Meanings

1. _colloquial · plural-normally_ synonym of tausend (“thousand”), almost exclusively used of money: grand
   - Der Wagen ist höchstens noch fünf Mille wert. — The car is worth five grand tops as of now.
2. _proscribed · rare_ synonym of Million (“million”)
   - Du, was ist das Stundenhotel wert? — Ich weiß nicht. Wenn’s keiner checkt, vielleicht drei Mille. — So, what is the motel worth? — I don’t know. If nobody finds out [about the underground line to be built under it], maybe three million.

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