wantage

[won-tij, wawn-]

noun

1. something, as an amount that is lacking, desired, or needed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wantage¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; want + -age

Example Sentences

Liberal Democrat MP for Didcot and Wantage Olly Glover is on Parliament's transport committee and says nationalisation has potential but will require vision and leadership.

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Olly Glover, the newly elected MP for Didcot and Wantage, said he was "putting pressure" on the police to make progress.

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Mikayla Beames, from Wantage, Oxfordshire, has been given a British Empire Medal for her services to charitable fundraising.

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Some of them are seats that have elected Conservative MPs for decades, including Esher & Walton, Woking, and Didcot & Wantage.

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Archaeologists from the Red River Archaeology Group came across the complex while working on a Barratt and David Wilson Homes housing development at Brookside Meadows in Grove near Wantage, Oxfordshire.

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