mileage

noun

/ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/

(also milage)

Idioms

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[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 Dictionary
adjective
- annual
- weekly
- good
- …
verb + mileage
- cover
- do
- get
- …
mileage + noun
- allowance
- rate
- standard
- …
See full entry
(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 Dictionary
adjective
- annual
- weekly
- good
- …
verb + mileage
- cover
- do
- get
- …
mileage + noun
- allowance
- rate
- standard
- …
See full entry
[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

your 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.

单词	mileage
释义	mileage noun /ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/ /ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/ (also milage) Idioms jump to other results [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 … verb + mileage cover do get … mileage + noun allowance rate standard … See full entry (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 … verb + mileage cover do get … mileage + noun allowance rate standard … See full entry [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 your 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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