mile·age 
/ˈmaɪlɪʤ/ noun
/ˈmaɪlɪʤ/ noun [noncount] 1 a : distance in miles
▪ 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
▪ 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] ▪ a car with high/low mileage ▪ The car's rental rate includes unlimited mileage. [=the rate does not increase no matter how far the car is driven] ▪ The company pays me a mileage allowance [=an amount of money paid for every mile traveled] when I have to travel for work. 2 : the average number of miles a vehicle will travel on a gallon of gasoline
▪ My new car gets much better mileage than my old one did. ▪ good/bad mileage ▪ fuel/gas mileage 3 a : benefit or use over a period of time
▪ 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.
b : useful ability
▪ 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]
▪ 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
▪ 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] ▪ a car with high/low mileage ▪ The car's rental rate includes unlimited mileage. [=the rate does not increase no matter how far the car is driven] ▪ The company pays me a mileage allowance [=an amount of money paid for every mile traveled] when I have to travel for work.
▪ My new car gets much better mileage than my old one did. ▪ good/bad mileage ▪ fuel/gas mileage
▪ 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.
b : useful ability
▪ 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]
