old age

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noun

1

: the fact of being old

She died of old age.

2

: the time of life when a person is old

He's getting sweeter in his old age.

old-age

2 of 2

adjective

: of, for, or relating to old people

an old-age home

Examples of old age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

According to data from millions of active ADP payroll records, workers’ peak earning years often hit in the 45- to 54-year old age bracket. —Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026

For those who worked part-time while raising children, or who’ve spent decades just getting by with little chance to save for retirement, old age can hit hard. —Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026

Adjective

But Access Is Not Adequacy According to the OECD’s Pensions at a Glance 2025, the United States has one of the highest old-age poverty rates in the G-7 — 22.9 percent — far above countries such as the Netherlands, which combines a universal public pension with strong occupational coverage. —Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026

These measures have accelerated the insolvency of the old-age benefits program. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025

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