1
: an allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile
2
: aggregate length or distance in miles: such as
a
: the total miles traveled especially in a given period of time
b
: the amount of service that something will yield especially as expressed in terms of miles of travel
c
: the average number of miles a motor vehicle will travel on a gallon of gasoline that is used as a measure of fuel economy
gets good mileage
3
a
: usefulness
got a lot of mileage left in it
b
: benefit derived from something
got good political mileage from the debates
Examples of mileage in a Sentence
a car with high mileage
My new car gets much better mileage than my old one did.
The company has gotten a lot of mileage out of a simple idea.
The movie gets a lot of mileage out of an old story.
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Josh Max, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Josh Max, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Watching the sheep disguise themselves as humans is a gag with a tremendous amount of mileage, and moments like the restaurant scene and doctor-dog sequence are pure joy.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
To determine a used car's value, Edmunds takes historical data, dealer transactions, consumer feedback, and depreciation trends into account, along with mileage.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
Since this is so subjective, your mileage may vary.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mileage. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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mileage
noun
mile·age
ˈmī-lij 
1
: an allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile
2
: distance or distance covered in miles
3
: the number of miles that something (as a tire) will travel before wearing out
4
: the average number of miles a vehicle will travel on a gallon of gasoline
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