1 [U,C,usually sing.] the distance that a vehicle has travelled, measured in miles:
My annual mileage is about 10000. * a used car with one owner and a low mileage * The price of the car included unlimited mileage, but not fuel. * I get a mileage allowance if I use my car for work (= an amount of money paid for each mile I travel).
2 [U,C] the number of miles that a vehicle can travel using a particular amount of fuel:
If you drive carefully you can get better mileage from your car.
3 [U] (informal) the amount of advantage or use that you can get from a particular event or situation:
I don't think the press can get any more mileage out of that story.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is mileage a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, mileage is tagged as noun.
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