as in surpluses
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 overages
When measuring shrink, companies tend to look at it on a net basis, factoring in both overages and shortages.
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Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Commissioner Rob Manfred last winter allotted money from the sport’s luxury tax — the overages teams pay when their payroll climbs to certain levels — to teams that took a hit to their TV revenues, up to $15 million per affected club, with a total limit of roughly $75 million.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Plagued by budget overages, the project also fell victim to a conservative revolt, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
All plans include unlimited data and a free modem, making Spectrum a strong pick for households wanting predictable monthly costs without data overages.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Other findings in the audit included unnecessary cost overages and yearslong project delays that were not documented.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
DeSantis has argued that receipts far outpaced spending, alluding to unnecessary overages.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
During this same period, MCTS' new financial tracking system found evidence of budget overages.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Commissioner Rob Manfred last winter allotted money from the sport’s luxury tax — the overages teams pay when their payroll climbs to certain levels — to teams that took a hit to their TV revenues, up to $15 million per affected club, with a total limit of roughly $75 million.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Plagued by budget overages, the project also fell victim to a conservative revolt, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
All plans include unlimited data and a free modem, making Spectrum a strong pick for households wanting predictable monthly costs without data overages.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Other findings in the audit included unnecessary cost overages and yearslong project delays that were not documented.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
DeSantis has argued that receipts far outpaced spending, alluding to unnecessary overages.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
During this same period, MCTS' new financial tracking system found evidence of budget overages.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overages
Noun
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America continues to run large external deficits; China continues to run large surpluses.—
Neil Shearing,
Time,
20 May 2026
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Companies increasingly track shopping behavior, purchase history, seasonal patterns, and regional trends to forecast demand before shortages—or surpluses—develop.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 May 2026
Noun
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In many ways, the Western world is suffering one giant come down from the excesses of the boisterous 1990s and its many assumptions.—
Ola Morris Innset,
The Dial,
2 June 2026
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Other Nigerian artists have attempted to criticize the government’s excesses, in genres including reggae, fuji and pop, but critics say none of them have provoked the same level of confrontation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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“Overages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overages. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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