mileage

American  

[mahy-lij] / ˈmaɪ lɪdʒ /

Also milage

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.

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mileage British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of mileage

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

Example Sentences

Suddenly, smaller cars with higher gas mileage numbers were hot — and hard to find.

From Los Angeles Times

Lauren Fix, an automotive analyst and host of Car Coach Reports, agrees with my approach, since used cars under $10,000 usually come with high mileage and are well-worn.

From MarketWatch

Simply making sure your vehicle’s tires are properly inflated can improve your gas mileage by as much as 3.3%, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a “dial-back” week, which means the mileage goes down before it goes back up next Saturday, so we only have to run six miles.

From Literature

Smith could still wring mileage out of playing a lousy superhero in the same year “Iron Man” debuted.

From Salon

Related Words

• length