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
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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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Your total yearly mileage helps the IRS calculate your business miles, so be sure to document it.
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Karla Dennis, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The Escalade Hybrid combined a 6.0-liter V-8 with a pair of electric motors and a small battery pack to whip up 332 hp and 367 ft-lb, while boosting gas mileage from the 2WD 6.2-liter’s 12 mpg city / 19 mpg highway to 20 mpg city and 21 highway.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
The difficult part is to balance that with price and mileage.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 31 Oct. 2024
Getting good gas mileage on a truck is always a good thing.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
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Karla Dennis, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The Escalade Hybrid combined a 6.0-liter V-8 with a pair of electric motors and a small battery pack to whip up 332 hp and 367 ft-lb, while boosting gas mileage from the 2WD 6.2-liter’s 12 mpg city / 19 mpg highway to 20 mpg city and 21 highway.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
The difficult part is to balance that with price and mileage.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 31 Oct. 2024
Getting good gas mileage on a truck is always a good thing.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mileage. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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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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