- [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the distance that a vehicle has travelled, measured in miles
- My annual milage is about 10 000.
- a used car with one owner and a low milage
- The car rental included unlimited milage, but not fuel.
- I get a milage allowance if I use my car for work (= an amount of money paid for each mile I travel).
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- (North American English also gas milage)[uncountable, countable] the number of miles that a vehicle can travel using a particular amount of fuel
- If you drive carefully you can get better milage from your car.
- [uncountable] (informal) the amount of advantage or use that you can get from a particular event or situation
- I don't think the press can get any more milage out of that story.
Idioms
your milage may vary
(abbreviation YMMV)
- (informal) used to say that people may experience a particular thing in different ways
- Highly recommend the company! Of course, your milage may vary.
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