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Odometer vs Kilometrage - What's the difference?

odometer | kilometrage |

As nouns the difference between odometer and kilometrage

is that odometer is an instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed while kilometrage is the total distance, in kilometres, travelled.

odometer

English

(wikipedia odometer)

Alternative forms

* hodometer (dated) * odometre (nonstandard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed.
  • A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traversed.

    • kilometrage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the total distance, in kilometres, travelled
  • the number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel
  • an allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per kilometre

    • See also

    * mileage