passenger mile

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Etymology

Compound of passenger +‎ mile, although, as with any such unit of measure (e.g., person-months, newton metres), the mathematical relationship of multiplication is simultaneously involved; see ton-mile for more information.

Noun

passenger mile (plural passenger miles)

  1. A basic unit used by transport companies for calculating profit levels etc. It is calculated by multiplying total distance travelled in a given period by the number of passengers.
    Coordinate term: ton-mile
    • 2019 October, Roger Ford, “Class 365 fleet state-owned”, in Modern Railways, page 34:
      Remember, in 1993 BR was fighting its way through a recession which would see passenger miles fall to the lowest level since Bob Reid launched the business-led railway.
  • passenger mileage

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