No. 5,093 in Polish
promile
"Promile" in Polish means "per mille" or "parts per thousand."
In a sentence
W wydychanym powietrzu miał dwa promile alkoholu.
In his breath, he had two per mille of alcohol.
Here, 'promile' is used to refer to the concentration of alcohol in someone's breath in terms of 'per mille', a unit of measurement of substance amount.
Podatek od sprzedaży wynosi dwa promile całkowitej wartości.
The tax on sales is two per mille of the total value.
In this sentence, 'promile' refers to a fraction of the total value, indicating the tax rate in 'per mille'.
Zasolenie wody w jeziorze wynosi trzy promile.
The salinity of the water in the lake is three per mille.
Here, 'promile' is used to quantify salinity as 'parts per thousand', providing a measure of salt concentration.
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