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mileage Definition


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mileage
noun
    1. The number of miles travelled or to be travelled.
    2a. The number of miles a motor vehicle will travel on a fixed amount of fuel;
    2b. The total number of miles a car has dones since new, as shown on the mileometer.
    3. Travelling allowance calculated at a set amount per mile.
    4. colloq
      Use; benefit; advantage.
      Example: We can get a lot of mileage out of that story
Etymology: 18c in sense 3.



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