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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Turn back or double your mileage by following the trail to the edge of the lake itself.
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The airline is also discounting mileage tickets for members of its frequent flyer program.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Turn back or double your mileage by following the trail to the edge of the lake itself.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2025
For decades, automakers have bent their car production lines to meet California mileage standards, in part due to the size of the California market and power changes in Washington.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mileage
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mileage. Accessed 7 Apr. 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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