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mileage

[ mahy-lij ]

noun

  1. the aggregate number of miles traveled over in a given time.
  2. length, extent, or distance in miles.
  3. the number of miles or the average distance that a vehicle can travel on a specified quantity of fuel:

    the car gets good mileage.

  4. wear, use, advantage, or profit:

    She won't get much more mileage out of this old coat.

  5. an allowance for traveling expenses at a fixed rate per mile:

    His mileage came to $90.

  6. a fixed charge per mile, as for railroad transportation.


mileage

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. a distance expressed in miles
  2. the total number of miles that a motor vehicle has travelled
  3. allowance for travelling expenses, esp as a fixed rate per mile
  4. the number of miles a motor vehicle will travel on one gallon of fuel
  5. informal.
    use, benefit, or service provided by something

    this scheme has a lot of mileage left

  6. informal.
    grounds, substance, or weight

    some mileage in the objectors' arguments

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mileage1

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; mile + -age
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Drivers who were misclassified as independent contractors during the target period were denied overtime, meal and rest breaks and mileage reimbursement, the lawsuits said.

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The new treasurer also discovered that Albarran had inflated the vehicle’s mileage when he obtained an estimate from Kelley Blue Book, the sources said.

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A Tesla executive called the study “clickbait” in an X post and said the study used an estimated mileage number which wasn’t accurate.

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Two Trump administration officials confirmed Wednesday that discussions are underway about invoking the Congressional Review Act to end the decades-old waiver giving California vast sway over mileage standards.

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