- mile·age
- /ˈmaılıʤ/ 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?]
1 b : distance traveled in miles by a vehicleMy 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 gasolineMy 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 timeThe company has gotten a lot of mileage out of a simple idea.
The movie gets a lot of mileage out of an old story.
3 b : useful abilityHe'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]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.