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[ mahy-lij ] / ˈmaɪ lɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mileage ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe aggregate number of miles traveled over in a given time. length, extent, or distance in miles. the number of miles or the average distance that a vehicle can travel on a specified quantity of fuel: the car gets good mileage. wear, use, advantage, or profit: She won't get much more mileage out of this old coat. an allowance for traveling expenses at a fixed rate per mile: His mileage came to $90. a fixed charge per mile, as for railroad transportation. Origin of mileageAn Americanism dating back to 1745–55; mile + -age Words nearby mileagemild mercurous chloride, Mildred, mild silver protein, mild steel, mile, mileage, mileage ticket, milelong, mile-marker, mileometer, milepost Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mileageYour mileage may vary, depending on your ideological priors. The Real Reasons New York has the Country’s Most Segregated Schools|Conor P. Williams|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Plastic Jungle has worked out a pretty sweet deal with the United Airlines mileage program. What to Do With Unwanted Gift Cards|Nina Strochlic|December 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST Look at the mileage and check out the vehicle—if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Sandy Destroys Cars, Spurs Used- and New-Car Market|Eliza Shapiro|November 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST Your mileage may vary, of course: for a non-baker, I'd say that a food processor is hands down the most useful. What's the Most Indispensable Kitchen Machine?|Megan McArdle|October 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A new Obama campaign ad accuses Romney of standing with Big Oil, from subsidies to renewable energy to mileage standards. Obama Ad Pins High Gas Prices on Romney, ‘Candidate of Big Oil’|Daniel Stone|April 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST It was to be payable on gross tonnage for mileage sailed both outward and homeward bound, according to speed. Manual of Ship Subsidies|Edwin M. Bacon Five to ten cents mileage was paid in order to enable the registrars to hunt up voters. Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama|Walter L. Fleming It was the mileage made on October 12th, 1492, that counted. Evening Round Up|William Crosbie Hunter Now, see I didn't put the mileage out on the first one, the mileage out is up here, 35 to 44. Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy “Mileage” is a branch of the service which requires a separate staff of men. The Iron Horse|R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for mileage
nouna distance expressed in miles the total number of miles that a motor vehicle has travelled allowance for travelling expenses, esp as a fixed rate per mile the number of miles a motor vehicle will travel on one gallon of fuel informal use, benefit, or service provided by somethingthis scheme has a lot of mileage left informal grounds, substance, or weightsome mileage in the objectors' arguments Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mileagelength, distance, range, space, span, measure |