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The Collaborative International Dictionary
milage

Mileage \Mile"age\ (m[imac]l"[asl]j; 48), 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. [Written also milage.]

  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.

Wiktionary
milage

n. (alternative spelling of mileage English)

WordNet
milage

n. distance measured in miles [syn: mileage]

Usage examples of "milage".

If it says, for example, eight and six tenths and the phone rang seven times, when the milage ends in five and six tenths, (simple addition, dear) be ready.