mileage

Also mil·age

[mahy-lij]

noun

1. the aggregate number of miles traveled over in a given time.

2. length, extent, or distance in miles.

3. the number of miles or the average distance that a vehicle can travel on a specified quantity of fuel.

   the car gets good mileage.

4. wear, use, advantage, or profit.

   She won't get much more mileage out of this old coat.

5. an allowance for traveling expenses at a fixed rate per mile.

   His mileage came to $90.

6. a fixed charge per mile, as for railroad transportation.

7. mileage ticket.

mileage

/ ˈmaɪlɪdʒ /

noun

1. a distance expressed in miles

2. the total number of miles that a motor vehicle has travelled

3. allowance for travelling expenses, esp as a fixed rate per mile

4. the number of miles a motor vehicle will travel on one gallon of fuel

5. informal,  use, benefit, or service provided by something

   this scheme has a lot of mileage left

6. informal,  grounds, substance, or weight

   some mileage in the objectors' arguments

Word History and Origins

Origin of mileage¹

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; mile + -age

Example Sentences

The admin task of calculating their mileage would put potential EV owners off making the switch, she says.

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Your mileage may vary, but know that the best gingerbread cookie in Disneyland is actually inside the park at the Harbor Galley, where the cookies are smaller and rounder but also spicier and chewier.

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In terms of sheer mileage, he had likely traveled far more than Penelope had, and in all sorts of weather, too.

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The film gets a lot of mileage just settling on faces, tracking reactions, or lack of reaction.

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Typically, that kind of mileage can have adverse effects the following season.

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Related Words

• length