overage
1 Americanadjective
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beyond the acceptable or desired age.
overage for the draft.
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older than usual or expected for the activity, position, etc..
an overage baseball player who still outperforms many rookies.
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too old to be serviceable; antiquated.
She drives an overage car.
noun
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an excess supply of merchandise.
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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.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of overage1
First recorded in 1885–90; over- + age
Origin of overage2
Example Sentences
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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
Hamlet, it is explained after his death, was an overage film student pursuing “an over-budget period film noir piece of crap.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
Sevilla's Loic Bade is another overage inclusion, along with Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta, who is the only Premier League player in the squad.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024
The threshold that triggers overage pay is 26 students at grades 1-3, and 28 students at grades 4-5 and grade 6 in K-8 schools.
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
But we did have the debate: Is it worth spending all this money on overages?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
The Journal’s analysis concluded that Medicare patients who died from 2021 to 2023 left behind refill overages worth $240 per person.
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
“Our recapture policy allows for repayments of overages to be repaid over a period of 90 days,” Kausar said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
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