overage

¹ American  

[oh-ver-ayj] / 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.

• overages
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• overages
  plural

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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

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Example Sentences

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Given the relatively short life and chart-topping sales of the first-gen Telluride, another automaker might have given it a light makeover and pocketed the overage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

At the time, that was considerable overage for us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

Men's Olympic squads are made up of under-23s players, with up to three overage players allowed, while women's squads have no age restrictions.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024

Instead, the Portland Association of Teachers has proposed a significant increase in the overage pay that teachers receive when the number of students in their classroom, or in their caseload, exceeds a certain threshold.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

He imposed obligatory military service for men over eighteen, declared to be public property any animals walking the streets after six in the evening, and made men who were overage wear red armbands.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

UnitedHealth said its efforts can result in occasional medication overages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025

"Free is still a win, but those overages used to add up and make a big difference in lowering my grocery bill"

From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2025

Sherman has said Royals ownership would pay for half of that total along with any overages.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

Baffert’s attorney argued that the trainer offered reasonable explanations for six medication overages in the last couple years and that Baffert should be exonerated.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2022

But Churchill Downs went ahead with its suspension, based on other medication overages in a 12-month period.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2021

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