as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
several selectmen argued that the town's cash overage was significant enough to warrant a reduction of the residential property tax
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Recent Examples of overage
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
In the 1920s the actress-entrepreneur Mary Pickford couldn’t digest the budget overages of her partner at UA, D.W. Griffith.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2020
There will also be no overdraft or overage fees for ATM and credit cards.
—NBC News, 19 Mar. 2020
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Here’s the quick difference between deficit and debt: The federal deficit is the overage of expenditures versus revenue/receipts in a fiscal year.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
In the 1920s the actress-entrepreneur Mary Pickford couldn’t digest the budget overages of her partner at UA, D.W. Griffith.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
Adjective
On defense, Kansas City blew overage on Kenny Stills on the opening possession, allowing him to walk into the end zone from 54 yards.
—Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2020
There will also be no overdraft or overage fees for ATM and credit cards.
—NBC News, 19 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overage
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Texas Mineral Resources Corp's cash position was approximately $428,000 at the end of the fiscal year, with a working capital surplus of approximately $432,000.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 29 Nov. 2024
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The surplus in 2022, $40.25 million, was the lowest since 2008.Ken Roberts, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Matthias Pfister, a senior at Ben Davis High School.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ketil Gjerstad is a managing director and senior partner at BCG and global leader of BCG’s strategy business.Ketil Gjerstad, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Hollywood epic sees Chazelle embrace an aesthetic of decadence and depravity to showcase the outrageous excess of 1920s Hollywood, as the industry transitions from silent pictures to the talkies.Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Sukkar hopes to build a model of spending excesses in Democrat-voting blue states using software from Palantir, the Peter Thiel cofounded analytics company, over his college winter break, then apply to DOGE with the results.Alex Konrad, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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However, for those who are very young, elderly or have health problems, the temperature shouldn't dip below 68 degrees, WHO adds.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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And This Guy was in jail, having pleaded guilty to assault with serious bodily injury as well as neglect of an elderly or disabled person.Bellamy Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
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The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 June 2024
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But how the persona’s geriatric nature maps so perfectly onto Redmayne’s underlying qualities is what sells the package so well.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
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If your parent remains resistant, consider involving a professional, such as an elder law attorney, financial planner, or geriatric care manager.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Overage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overage. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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