mileage
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of MILEAGE
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a
:
distance in miles
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What's the mileage from here to New York? [=how many miles is it from here to New York?]
b
:
distance traveled in miles by a vehicle
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My old car has a lot of mileage on it. = My old car has racked up a lot of mileage. [=it has been driven for a large number of miles since it was new]
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a car with high/low mileage
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The car's rental rate includes unlimited mileage. [=the rate does not increase no matter how far the car is driven]
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The company pays me a mileage allowance [=an amount of money paid for every mile traveled] when I have to travel for work.
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the average number of miles a vehicle will travel on a gallon of gasoline
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My new car gets much better mileage than my old one did.
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good/bad mileage
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fuel/gas mileage
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a
:
benefit or use over a period of time
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The company has gotten a lot of mileage out of a simple idea.
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The movie gets a lot of mileage out of an old story.
b
:
useful ability
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He's not the pitcher he once was, but he still has a lot of mileage left in him. [=he is still able to pitch well; his career as a pitcher is far from finished]
