overage 1 of 2

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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overage

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adjective

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Recent Examples of overage
Noun
There will also be no overdraft or overage fees for ATM and credit cards. NBC News, 19 Mar. 2020 The Olympic football tournament is predominantly an Under-23 competition but each country is permitted to include three overage players. Ben Church, CNN, 13 Feb. 2020
Adjective
Additionally, all Fios internet plans come with unlimited data, so users don’t have to worry about overage charges. Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025 The Padres already have the ninth-highest payroll in MLB, with commitments of almost $225 million when factoring in CBT overage charges and player bonuses. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for overage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overage
Noun
  • Abiy has said the dam will improve access to electricity for the almost half the population who had none as recently as 2022, and export the surplus to the region.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • There is even a world in which Winnipeg’s best play is to forget about its surplus of veteran defencemen, giving Salomonsson third-pairing minutes as soon as this season.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The state’s senior senator, Jack Reed, is 75 and running for reelection next year.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Shaffi, a senior data architect at Amazon Web Services, is widely recognized for designing secure, large scale data infrastructures that power global enterprises.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The ruling landed as a symbolic rebuke of Musk’s sway over Tesla, and a warning about the excesses of Silicon Valley’s cult-of-founder ethos.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • An excess of dry fuels and vegetation is compounded by fire weather conditions that are becoming more common year-round.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Central to the protocol’s anti-aging effects is its impact on VO2 max, the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during exercise.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Here’s what to know about Russia’s and China’s investments in anti-aging.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Cudahy couple purchased the building in South Milwaukee primarily for the living space in back to take care of an elderly uncle.
    Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For millions of elderly or disabled people, these were daunting or impossible options.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 July 2025
  • In Season 1, Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • Third, the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Third, something the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But having too few senescent cells is dangerous, because senescence helps block tumors.
    Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
  • QAnon was for senescent boomers; fashwave and Embrace Masculinity clips are millennial-coded.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Overage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overage. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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