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
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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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No word on when 50-series performance will be added to the service, though, and game streaming is still very much a ‘your mileage may vary’ sort of situation.
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Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
Lau gets some mileage out of all the cross-cutting, location-jumping and reality-shifting, to the point that the different countries and ambiances begin to form one big picture.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
The in-the-moment perks of mid-run fueling apply to any bout of about an hour or more, Samuel says—your body knows time, not mileage, and everyone’s pace is different.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 Jan. 2025
What to order: Your mileage my vary depending on your preferences, but why not start with the New York Original thin crust pizza for $16.95?
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
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Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
Lau gets some mileage out of all the cross-cutting, location-jumping and reality-shifting, to the point that the different countries and ambiances begin to form one big picture.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
The in-the-moment perks of mid-run fueling apply to any bout of about an hour or more, Samuel says—your body knows time, not mileage, and everyone’s pace is different.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 Jan. 2025
What to order: Your mileage my vary depending on your preferences, but why not start with the New York Original thin crust pizza for $16.95?
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mileage. Accessed 2 Feb. 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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