- [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the distance that a vehicle has travelled, measured in miles
- My annual mileage is about 10 000.
- a used car with one owner and a low mileage
- The car rental included unlimited mileage, but not fuel.
- I get a mileage allowance if I use my car for work (= an amount of money paid for each mile I travel).
Extra Examples- The company gives a generous mileage allowance.
- There was no record of the mileage the car had done.
- Your car hire costs include unlimited mileage.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- annual
- weekly
- good
- …
- cover
- do
- get
- …
- allowance
- rate
- standard
- …
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- (North American English gas mileage)[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 mileage from your car.
Extra Examples- cars that get better mileage
- a car that gets decent gas mileage
- legislation raising the mileage standards for all cars
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- annual
- weekly
- good
- …
- cover
- do
- get
- …
- allowance
- rate
- standard
- …
- [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 mileage out of that story.
Extra Examples- Just don't expect to get much mileage out of it.
- The press get as much mileage as possible out of stories about the royal family.
- There won't be much mileage in running another advertising campaign.
Idioms
See mileage in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryyour mileage 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 mileage may vary.
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