OVERAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overage mean? 

• OVERAGE (noun)
  The noun OVERAGE has 1 sense:

1. a surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations

  Familiarity information: OVERAGE used as a noun is very rare.

• OVERAGE (adjective)
  The adjective OVERAGE has 1 sense:

1. too old to be useful

  Familiarity information: OVERAGE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("overage" is a kind of...):

assets (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)

• OVERAGE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Too old to be useful

Synonyms:

over-the-hill; overage; overaged; superannuated

Context example:

He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders

Similar:

old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)

 Context examples 

Or it may be that a creative project will bring overages, and you may have difficulties getting the client to cover the legitimate extra costs.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If the overage was not exorbitant, the photographer would opt to cover it—and later win awards for the work.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)