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MILEAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Distance measured in miles
Synonyms:
milage; mileage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mileage" is a kind of...):
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("mileage" is a kind of...):
travel allowance; travel reimbursement (a sum allowed for travel)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
Synonyms:
fuel consumption rate; gas mileage; gasoline mileage; mileage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("mileage" is a kind of...):
ratio (the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient))
