overage

²over·age

noun \ˈō-və-rij, ˈōv-rij\

Definition of OVERAGE

: surplus, excess

Examples of OVERAGE

1. They paid me back the overage.
2. She kept track of the cost overages.

Origin of OVERAGE

³over + -age

First Known Use: 1909

Related to OVERAGE

Synonyms: bellyful, fat, overabundance, excess, overflow, overkill, overmuch, overplus, oversupply, plethora, plus, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, surplusage

Antonyms: deficiency, deficit, insufficiency, undersupply

Related Words: abundance, bounty, plentitude, plenty, profusion, sufficiency; overproduction, overstock

Near Antonyms: dearth, lack, scarcity, want

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