Definition of mileage
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mileage
[
mahy
-lij ]
/ ˈmaɪ lɪdʒ /
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noun
the aggregate number of
miles
traveled over in a given time.
length, extent, or distance in miles.
the number of miles or the average distance that a vehicle can travel on a specified quantity of fuel:
the car gets good mileage.
wear, use, advantage, or profit:
She won’t get much more mileage out of this old coat.
an allowance for traveling expenses at a fixed rate per mile:
His mileage came to $90.
a fixed charge per mile, as for railroad transportation.
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mil·age
.
Origin of
mileage
Words nearby
mileage
mild mercurous chloride
,
Mildred
,
mild silver protein
,
mild steel
,
mile
,
mileage
,
mileage ticket
,
milelong
,
mile-marker
,
mileometer
,
milepost
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
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Example sentences from the Web for
mileage
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mileage
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Your
mileage
may vary, depending on your ideological priors.
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DAILY BEAST
Car companies pursuing improved gas
mileage
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Think about it: Before we buy a car, we can find various measures on everything from gas
mileage
to results of safety tests.
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Automotive engineers have known all along how to get better
mileage
.
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In fact, there are plenty of hybrids on the market that get worse
mileage
than regular vehicles.
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Given one more Division we might try: as things are, my troops won’t cover the
mileage
.
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Ian Hamilton
It would be better yet if one’s time permitted a still lower daily
mileage
.
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Thomas D. Murphy
Mileage
‘s to get ye there an’ take ye home again when term’s over.
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Charles Miner Thompson
The total
mileage
run is very small, on account of the light traffic early in the year.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883
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Various
So that by 1880 the United States was already more amply furnished with transportation
mileage
than any country in Europe.
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William Z. Ripley
British Dictionary definitions for
mileage
mileage
milage
/ (
ˈmaɪlɪdʒ
) /
noun
a distance expressed in miles
the total number of miles that a motor vehicle has travelled
allowance for travelling expenses, esp as a fixed rate per mile
the number of miles a motor vehicle will travel on one gallon of fuel
informal
use, benefit, or service provided by something
this scheme has a lot of mileage left
informal
grounds, substance, or weight
some mileage in the objectors’ arguments
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