mileage

or mil·age

[ 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.

mileage ticket.

Nearby words

mildly, mildred, mile, mile a minute, a, mile-marker, mileage, mileage ticket, milelong, mileometer, milepost, miler

Origin of mileage

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

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Examples from the Web for mileage

Your mileage may vary, depending on your ideological priors.
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Plastic Jungle has worked out a pretty sweet deal with the United Airlines mileage program.
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Look at the mileage and check out the vehicle—if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
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Your mileage may vary, of course: for a non-baker, I'd say that a food processor is hands down the most useful.
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A new Obama campaign ad accuses Romney of standing with Big Oil, from subsidies to renewable energy to mileage standards.
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It was to be payable on gross tonnage for mileage sailed both outward and homeward bound, according to speed.
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Five to ten cents mileage was paid in order to enable the registrars to hunt up voters.
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It was the mileage made on October 12th, 1492, that counted.
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Now, see I didn't put the mileage out on the first one, the mileage out is up here, 35 to 44.
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“Mileage” is a branch of the service which requires a separate staff of men.
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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 somethingthis scheme has a lot of mileage left

informal grounds, substance, or weightsome mileage in the objectors' arguments

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