overage
Meanings
Plural: overages
Noun
- a surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations
- A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.
- Excess; a state of being more than it ought to be.
- Any additional sums payable following the purchase of land, calculated on a prearranged basis, on the occurrence of certain specified events that are deemed to increase the value of that land; usually in the context of the development and further sale of that land.
Adjective Satellite
- too old to be useful; - Anthony Trollope
Adj
- Having an age that is greater than a stipulated minimum.
- Too old to be of use in a particular situation.
Verb
- To have too long an aging process.
Origin / Etymology
From over- + age.
Synonyms
over-the-hill, overaged, superannuated
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
overage is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordoverage is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
overage is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
overage is a valid Words With Friends word