MILEAGE

mileage, milage

(noun) distance measured in miles

mileage

(noun) a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled

mileage, fuel consumption rate, gasoline mileage, gas mileage

(noun) the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

mileage (countable and uncountable, plural mileages)

The total distance travelled in miles or in air miles.

The number of miles travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.

An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per mile.

(informal) The amount of service that something has yielded or may yield in future.

(informal) Something worth taking into consideration.

Source: Wiktionary

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.] Constructive mileage, a mileage allowed for journeys supposed to be made, but not actually made. Bartlett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition