mileage
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mile·age

noun \ˈmī-lij\

Definition of MILEAGE

1
: an allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile
2
: aggregate length or distance in miles: 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

  1. a car with high mileage
  2. My new car gets much better mileage than my old one did.
  3. The company has gotten a lot of mileage out of a simple idea.
  4. The movie gets a lot of mileage out of an old story.

First Known Use of MILEAGE

1754

Rhymes with MILEAGE

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