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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Prices vary based on mileage and specification but typically expect to pay from $150,000 on the lower end to $350,000 for a nearly new model.
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Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Prices for each are all over the map, determined by condition, mileage, and originality.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
Those technical characteristics will take you far where mileage is concerned, but the LD-1000’s appearance shouldn’t be overlooked either.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
They are reimbursed for mileage and other expenses to attend meetings but receive no stipend or pay for their service.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
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Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Prices for each are all over the map, determined by condition, mileage, and originality.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
Those technical characteristics will take you far where mileage is concerned, but the LD-1000’s appearance shouldn’t be overlooked either.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
They are reimbursed for mileage and other expenses to attend meetings but receive no stipend or pay for their service.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mileage. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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