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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Its mileage is even decent for an SUV at 23 MPG city/highway combined.
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Josh Max, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Vehicle age has no correlation with mileage because the annual miles a driver accumulates can vary.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Despite his age and 16 seasons of mileage, the Cuban native is having one of his best seasons, converting 12 of 13 save opportunities and posting a 1.55 ERA in 29 innings pitched.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Automakers’ car fleets are required to meet fuel mileage standards set by the Department of Transportation.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 6 June 2025
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Josh Max, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Vehicle age has no correlation with mileage because the annual miles a driver accumulates can vary.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Despite his age and 16 seasons of mileage, the Cuban native is having one of his best seasons, converting 12 of 13 save opportunities and posting a 1.55 ERA in 29 innings pitched.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Automakers’ car fleets are required to meet fuel mileage standards set by the Department of Transportation.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 6 June 2025
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mileage. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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