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
But a February memo by the city’s budget director warned that still might not be enough to cover future overages.
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Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
18 Nov. 2025
Other findings in the audit included unnecessary cost overages and yearslong project delays that were not documented.
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Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
DeSantis has argued that receipts far outpaced spending, alluding to unnecessary overages.
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Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
During this same period, MCTS' new financial tracking system found evidence of budget overages.
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Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
When measuring shrink, companies tend to look at it on a net basis, factoring in both overages and shortages.
—
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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And while average state surpluses over the past decade have surpassed that number many times over, Connecticut’s budget is subject to a spending cap that ties its own growth to household income and inflation.
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As those temporary surpluses faded, homelessness spending fell sharply.
Noun
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Stylish excesses are dialed back as cleaner camerawork, steadier editing and Farrell’s tender narration let the character breathe, blending sci-fi curiosity with classic detective-story stakes.
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And some creators, like Yeezy, see their right to print guns as an essential bulwark against the darkest excesses of America’s current government.
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