mileage
Mile´age Pronunciation: mil´ãj;
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n. 1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per
mile.
2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths
of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc.
3. The number of miles that a vehicle can travel after consuming
a certain quantity of fuel; in the United States, usually expressed
in units of miles per gallon; as, smaller cars tend to get better
mileage. It is sometimes used as a nmeasure of the energy efficiency
of a vehicle.
4. Use, profit or advantage; as, he got a lot of mileage out of
one hit record.Constructive mileage
a mileage allowed for journeys supposed to be made, but not actually
made.
- Bartlett.
Noun 1. mileage - distance measured in miles
Synonyms: milage
2. mileage - the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number
of gallons of gasoline burned
Synonyms: fuel consumption rate, gas mileage, gasoline mileage
3. mileage - a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled
MILEAGE. A compensation allowed by law to officers, for their trouble
and expenses in travelling on public business.
2. The mileage allowed to members of congress, is eight dollars
for every twenty miles of estimated distance, by the most usual
roads, from his place of residence to the seat of congress, at the
commencement and end of every session. Act of Jan. 22, 1818; 3 Story,
Laws U. S. 1657.
3. In computing mileage the distance by the road usually travelled
is that which must be allowed, whether in fact the officer travels
a more or less distant way to suit his own convenience. 5 Shepl.
R. 431.
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