noun
also mil·age ˈmīlij, -lēj
( -s )
1. : an allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile
2. : aggregate length or distance in miles: as
a. : the track of a railroad company or wire of a telegraph company
b. : the total miles traveled in a day or other period of time ; also : rate of travel in miles
c. : the amount of service which something (as an automobile tire) will yield expressed in terms of miles of travel
3. : a charge per mile (as for the use of the cars of a railroad)
4. : usefulness , advantage , profit
greater press mileage from printing plates
get more mileage out of school buildings by operating them all year round
political mileage in promising tax cuts