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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Three days of mourning The accident shook Spain, a nation that leads Europe in high-speed train mileage and takes pride in a network considered at the cutting edge of rail transport.
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Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The answer was geared only toward medical and moving mileage, not business.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
If the owner’s manual says regular is fine, premium won’t give you extra horsepower, extra mileage or extra engine life.
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Training will run through August, with hotel accommodations and mileage reimbursement provided, Wegmans spokeswoman Marcie Rivera said.
—Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
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Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The answer was geared only toward medical and moving mileage, not business.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
If the owner’s manual says regular is fine, premium won’t give you extra horsepower, extra mileage or extra engine life.
—Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Training will run through August, with hotel accommodations and mileage reimbursement provided, Wegmans spokeswoman Marcie Rivera said.
—Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mileage. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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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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