mileage
pronunciation
How to pronounce mileage in British English:
UK [ˈmaɪlɪdʒ]
How to pronounce mileage in American English:
US [ˈmaɪlɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- distance measured in miles
- the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
- a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled
Word Origin
- mileage (n.)
- 1754, "fixed rate per mile," from mile + -age. Meaning "a total number of miles" is from 1861.
Example
- 1. No one can finish the mileage except for you .
- 2. Every 4th week , reduce mileage by skipping the long run .
- 3. China will presumably get a lot of mileage out of that fact even without any further reforms .
- 4. He added mileage and dropped weight .
- 5. China has moved rapidly to adopt western standards for automotive pollution control , gas mileage and safety .