number of miles covered in a certain amount of time, distance in miles
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Mileage Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile.
An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile.
(n.)
Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc.
mileage
\mile"age\ (?; 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.]
similar words(3)
ton mileage
car mileage
your mileage may vary
A distance in miles.
Noun
1. distance measured in miles
(synonym) milage
(hypernym) distance
2. the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
(synonym) fuel consumption rate, gasoline mileage, gas mileage
(hypernym) ratio
3. a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled
(hypernym) travel allowance
Mileage Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Distance in miles.
Distance in miles.
Mileage Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
In telecommunications, a specified distance used in tariff calculations, i.e. , toll charge calculations. Note: Mileage is locally defined and often refers to airline distance rather than actual communication system route miles.
Mileage Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Mileage is literally a distance measured in miles.
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