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Definition of "mileage" []

  • Total length, extent, or distance measured or expressed in miles. (noun)
  • Total miles covered or traveled in a given time. (noun)
  • The amount of service, use, or wear estimated by miles used or traveled: This tire will give very good mileage. (noun)
  • The number of miles traveled by a motor vehicle on a given quantity of fuel. (noun)
  • An allowance for travel expenses established at a specified rate per mile. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mileage" in a sentence
  • "You have no problems with driving a diesel in Mexico, and the mileage is about 50 mpg."
  • "They also rewrite the articles to freshen up the information and publish it anew, which gives them more mileage from the initial work."
  • "If mileage is the only factor, as opposed to comfort, room, etc.,"