Mileage definition and meaning
Mileage definition: Mileage refers to the distance that you have travelled, measured in miles. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
Definition of ’mileage’
mileage
(
m
aɪ
lɪdʒ
)
Word forms:
plural
mileages
1.
uncountable noun
Most of their mileage is in and around town.
2.
uncountable noun
mileage
of a vehicle is the number of miles that it can travel using one gallon or
litre
of fuel.
They are willing to pay up to $500 more for cars that get better mileage.
3.
uncountable noun
It’s obviously important to get as much mileage out of the convention as possible.
[
+
out of/in
]
The administration clearly decided there was no mileage in provoking a huge row with
Congress.
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mileage
in British English
or
milage
(
ˈmaɪlɪdʒ
)
noun
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
informal
6.
informal
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mileage
in American English
(
ˈmaɪlɪdʒ
)
US
noun
1.
2.
3.
allowing
for travel expenses or in
charging
for the use of
railroad
freight
cars
4.
go
on a gallon of fuel, a
tire
will
run
before it wears out, etc.
5.
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Examples of ‘mileage’ in a sentence mileage
He was one of the few
international
leaders
who gave a
huge
amount of mileage.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2015
)
We get mileage out of
filling
in the
blanks
wrong
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2012
)
The
coalition
has much mileage left in its
tanks
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2011
)
Will anyone
buy
such a high mileage car?
Times, Sunday Times
(
2007
)
In this way
management
can get
extra
mileage out of the
dollars
invested
in the
orientation
program
.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments,
Functions
That means there are mega
deals
around on cars with
low
mileage.
The Sun
(
2011
)
Cars with high mileage are
also
more
likely
to
fail
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2011
)
Their car mileage also
tended
to
remain
high because they
still
ran
errands
that they used to carry out during their
commute
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2010
)
My
colleagues
use a car for similar
journeys
, and they are
paid
a mileage allowance.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2008
)
The car was partially
restored
, had low mileage and a huge
history
file
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2015
)
In the
case
of a mileage allowance paid as an
advance
, the
excess
.
Christianity Today
(
2000
)
And that is
exactly
what this film does, getting much
comedy
mileage in the process.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2012
)
Long reps, getting up the mileage.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2014
)
It also gets
harder
as they get
older
– mileage takes its
toll
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2011
)
Employees
are
offered
interest-free
season
ticket
loans
and are
able
to
claim
cycle
mileage allowance when using their
bike
at work.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2010
)
Soap
squeezes
as much mileage out of the
bathroom
angle
as it can, but the
performance
still
feels
stretched
into two acts.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2010
)
Doha
officials
were making much mileage from an
internet
poll
that gave them a
narrow
lead
with 53 per
cent
of the
vote
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2011
)
COBUILD Collocations mileage
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In other languages mileage
British English
:
ˈmaɪlɪdʒ
/
NOUN
Mileage
refers to a distance that is travelled, measured in miles.
American English
:
ˈmaɪlɪdʒ
/
Arabic
:
مَسَافَةٌ بِالْـمِيل
Brazilian Portuguese
:
milhagem
Chinese
:
英里数
Croatian
:
udaljenost u miljama
Czech
:
vzdálenost v mílích
Danish
:
kørsel
Dutch
:
totaal aantal afgelegde mijlen
European Spanish
:
Finnish
:
mailimäärä
French
:
German
:
Greek
:
απόσταση σε μίλια
Italian
:
Japanese
:
総マイル数
Korean
:
총 마일수
Norwegian
:
antall miles
Polish
:
odległość w milach
European Portuguese
:
Romanian
:
distanță în mile
Russian
:
расстояние в милях
Latin American Spanish
:
Swedish
:
vägsträcka i engelska miles
Thai
:
ระยะทางเป็นไมล์
Turkish
:
mil hesabıyla uzaklık
Ukrainian
:
відстань у милях
Vietnamese
:
tổng số dặm đã đi được
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mileage
from the
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