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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Using federal mileage estimates, officials say a one-way drive from Sacramento to Bakersfield can cost just over $200 when factoring in fuel and other expenses.
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Nina Burns, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Gas mileage averages are 16 miles per gallon in city driving 23 mpg on the highway.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
Owning a battery electric vehicle (BEV) has become more compelling for drivers covering a lot of mileage, Michulski said, given that a sharp rise in oil prices has made conventional gasoline cars much more expensive.
—Sam Meredith,michael Wayland, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
From office supplies to mileage and home office expenses, these deductions lower the profit subject to income tax and self-employment tax.
—David Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Nina Burns, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Gas mileage averages are 16 miles per gallon in city driving 23 mpg on the highway.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
Owning a battery electric vehicle (BEV) has become more compelling for drivers covering a lot of mileage, Michulski said, given that a sharp rise in oil prices has made conventional gasoline cars much more expensive.
—Sam Meredith,michael Wayland, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
From office supplies to mileage and home office expenses, these deductions lower the profit subject to income tax and self-employment tax.
—David Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Mileage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mileage. Accessed 9 Apr. 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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