mileage

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun distance measured in miles
noun the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
noun a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled

From mile + -age.

[16] [16] The mileage in 1901 of Indian Railways was 25,373. — From Edinburgh to India & Burmah, W. G. (William Gordon) Burn Murdoch
Why my mileage is denied me is more than I can understand.] — Sketches New and Old, Mark Twain
Electric railways have become very popular, and the mileage is rapidly increasing. — Commercial Geography: A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway

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