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mileage

mileage

10 3.5
An amount of money paid for each mile driven
  • noun
  • /ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/
  • US
translation icon : reembolso por kilometraje
  • Also, remember to keep track of your mileage, as you drive your car to and from the doctor.
  • mileage rate
  • mileage allowance

You're going to be given the option to deduct the mileage.

Examples

  • Finding the best way to replace gas taxes with mileage-based user fees.

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  • People who drive for a living will be exempt from the new mileage tax.

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  • You can fill out mileage reports.

  • You could fill out mileage reports.

  • Most of the time, this mileage can be written off on your taxes.

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  • In other business, the board approved training and mileage expenses for two Planning Board members in the amount of $120.00.

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  • Simply multiply this by the standard mileage rate allowed by your administration for travel and include that amount in the compensation package.

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  • Soaring fuel costs have left many social care workers out of pocket as mileage rates fail to match the hikes.

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  • You can either write off the mileage by the IRS guideline, or you can write off the expenses associated with a car, one of the two.

  • Employees are often reimbursed for mileage when they use their personal vehicles for business trips.

Compounds

12 3.0

The number of miles a car can drive on one gallon of fuel

How many miles a car can travel on one gallon of gas

Surface Forms

mileage singular
mileages plural

Morphology

mileage = mile (semi-transparent) = mile + age

The form clearly contains 'mile' and '-age', but the travel-expense allowance meaning is a conventional accounting use rather than a fully predictable compositional meaning.

Etymology

Mileage comes from mile and the ending -age, with Latin mille meaning 'thousand' and -age meaning 'amount', so it first meant the 'amount of miles'. That simple idea of 'miles counted' led to another use: mileage can mean the money paid or allowed for each mile when people claim travel costs.