OVERAGE

overage, overaged, superannuated, over-the-hill

(adjective) too old to be useful; “He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders”- Anthony Trollope

overage

(noun) a surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

overage (comparative more overage, superlative most overage)

Having an age that is greater than a stipulated minimum.

Too old to be of use in a particular situation.

Antonyms

• underage

Verb

overage (third-person singular simple present overages, present participle overaging, simple past and past participle overaged)

To have too long an aging process.

Etymology 2

Noun

overage (countable and uncountable, plural overages)

A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.

A state of being more than one ought to be.

Source: Wiktionary



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