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mileage

The correct spelling is mileage.

How to pronounce mileage

noun

IPA: /ˈmaɪlədʒ/

Say it like: Mil-eej-e

The correct spelling is mileage. The total distance travelled in miles or in air miles. For example: "There’s quite a lot of mileage in language, speech and computing, particularly in research."

Usage Examples

There’s quite a lot of mileage in language, speech and computing, particularly in research.

There’s some mileage in your argument.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The total distance travelled in miles or in air miles.
  2. 2.The number of miles travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
  3. 3.An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per mile.
  4. 4.The amount of service that something has yielded or may yield in future.
  5. 5.Something worth taking into consideration.

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