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
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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Honda owners can access roadside assistance during the warranty term that lasts three years or 36,000 miles, while Hyundai owners have coverage for five years with no mileage cap.
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 26 May 2026
Gigs are priced based on mileage from pick-up to drop-off, plus time.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
For those who want to drill more oil and gas, instead of adopting clean energy solutions, when was the last time a cloud event delivered 20 percent more mileage on the gas in your tank?
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Also, skip any product that claims to deliver better mileage by dumping it into your gas tank.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 26 May 2026
Gigs are priced based on mileage from pick-up to drop-off, plus time.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
For those who want to drill more oil and gas, instead of adopting clean energy solutions, when was the last time a cloud event delivered 20 percent more mileage on the gas in your tank?
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Also, skip any product that claims to deliver better mileage by dumping it into your gas tank.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mileage. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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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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