overage

¹ American  

[oh-ver-eyj] / ˈoʊ vərˈeɪdʒ /

adjective

1. beyond the acceptable or desired age.

   overage for the draft.

2. older than usual or expected for the activity, position, etc..

   an overage baseball player who still outperforms many rookies.

3. too old to be serviceable; antiquated.

   She drives an overage car.

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overage ² American  

[oh-ver-ij] / ˈoʊ vər ɪdʒ /

noun

Commerce.

1. an excess supply of merchandise.

2. the value of goods in excess of the amount called for by stock records; money in excess of the amount called for by sales records.

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overage British  

/ ˌəʊvərˈeɪdʒ /

adjective

1. beyond a specified age

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Etymology

Origin of overage¹

First recorded in 1885–90; over- + age

Origin of overage²

First recorded in 1940–45; over- + -age

Example Sentences

At the time, that was considerable overage for us.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

That allowance was made to account for a small overage that may help ensure that patients don’t run out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Along with Nicolas Otamendi and Geronimo Rulli, Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez is one of Argentina's three overage players in the squad as Javier Mascherano looks to coach the country to their third gold medal.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024

“The truth does matter,” Rachel Maddow said on MSNBC’s overage.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

To their dismay, the teenage leaders found their troops shockingly out of shape, overage, undisciplined, and less than enthusiastic.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti