[mile.age] n (1754) 1: an allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile
2: aggregate length or distance in miles: as a: the total miles traveled esp. in a given period of time b: the amount of service that something will yield esp. as expressed in terms of miles of travel c: the average number of miles a car will travel on a gallon of gasoline that is used as a measure of fuel economy "gets good ~" 3 a: usefulness "got a lot of ~ left in her" b: benefit derived from something "got good political ~ from the debates"