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Noun: mileage  mI-lij
  1. Distance measured in miles
    "The car's high mileage indicated it had been well-used";
    - milage [rare]
     
  2. The ratio of the number of miles travelled to the number of gallons of petrol burned
    "The new hybrid car boasted excellent gas mileage";
    - fuel consumption rate, gasoline mileage [N. Amer], gas mileage [N. Amer]
     
  3. A travel allowance at a given rate per mile travelled
    "The sales team submitted their mileage for reimbursement after the road trip"

Derived forms: mileages

Type of: distance, ratio, travel allowance, travel reimbursement

Encyclopedia: Mileage