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

This small country, not much larger in square mileage than Vermont, had lifted itself from genocide’s horror into a potent economic and military power.

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A handful of startups will soon sell technologies that can power a substantial portion of a driver’s daily mileage with nothing but abundant, free sunlight.

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I guess this is the C-suite version of you and me putting in for mileage reimbursements when we drive our own cars on work trips.

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The Model Y has limited paint options and a base mileage per charge of about 320 miles, 40 miles less than premium Model Y products.

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But the party hopes there is mileage in colourful criticism of the wilder side of politics in 2025.

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