Main Entry:

mile·age

Pronunciation:

\ˈmī-lij\

Function:

noun

Date:

1754

1: an allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile2: 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>