Definition

1. Noun:
   • A travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled: Money paid for expenses based on the number of miles a person travels, typically for business.
   • The ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned: A measure of a vehicle's fuel efficiency, often abbreviated as mpg (miles per gallon).
   • Distance measured in miles: The total length or distance of a journey expressed in miles.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Travel Allowance):
  • The company reimburses employees for mileage when they use their personal cars for work.
  • She submitted her mileage for the business trip to get her allowance.
• Noun (Fuel Efficiency):
  • This car gets excellent mileage, averaging 40 miles per gallon on the highway.
  • We chose the hybrid model for its superior mileage.
• Noun (Distance):
  • The mileage between New York and Los Angeles is approximately 2,800 miles.
  • Check the odometer to see the total mileage on this used car.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use (Benefit or Usefulness): Informally, "mileage" can refer to the amount of service, benefit, or advantage gained from something.
  • She gets a lot of mileage out of that old coat; it still looks great.
  • The politician tried to get more mileage from the scandal by giving repeated interviews.

Variants and Related Words

• Mile (n): A unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approximately 1.609 kilometers).
• Odometer (n): An instrument in a vehicle for measuring the distance traveled.
• Fuel economy (n): The relationship between the distance traveled by a vehicle and the amount of fuel consumed; a synonym for the fuel efficiency meaning of "mileage."

Synonyms

• Travel allowance: Reimbursement, per diem (for travel expenses).
• Fuel efficiency: Fuel economy, gas mileage, mpg.
• Distance: Length, span.

Related Phrases

• Get good/bad mileage: To achieve high or low fuel efficiency.
  • My old truck gets terrible mileage.
• Get mileage out of something: To derive continued use, benefit, or advantage from something.
  • He's still getting mileage out of that joke he told years ago.

Related Idioms

• Give someone their mileage: This is not a standard idiom. The concept of benefit is captured in the phrase "get mileage out of something."

Noun

1. a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled
2. the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
3. distance measured in miles