Definition

1. Noun:

   • A surplus or excess: An amount of something, especially money or merchandise, that is more than what was expected, needed, or recorded.
   • The state of being too old: The condition of being beyond a useful or acceptable age (less common).

2. Adjective:

   • Too old to be useful: Beyond the typical or acceptable age for a particular function or purpose; superannuated.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The inventory audit revealed a significant overage in the warehouse.
  • The cash register had an overage of fifty dollars at the end of the shift.

• Adjective:

  • The overage equipment was finally replaced after decades of service.
  • He was considered overage for the junior league and had to compete with adults.

Advanced Usage

• "To be declared overage": To be officially classified as too old for a specific purpose, such as military service or a sports team.

  • After his 35th birthday, the athlete was declared overage for the youth tournament.

• "To account for an overage": To explain or document the reason for a surplus.

  • The manager had to account for the budget overage in the quarterly report.

Variants and Related Words

• Overage (alternate spelling as one word): The standard form.
• Over-age (hyphenated spelling): Sometimes used, especially in adjectival senses.
  • The over-age vehicle failed its emissions test.

Synonyms

• Noun: Surplus, excess, overflow, remainder, glut.
• Adjective: Superannuated, obsolete, outdated, antiquated, over-the-hill.

Antonyms

• Noun: Shortage, deficit, deficiency, lack.
• Adjective: Current, modern, new, young, serviceable.

Related Phrases

• Overage charge: A fee applied for exceeding a limit, such as data usage on a phone plan.

  • My cell phone bill included a large overage charge for extra data.

• Age overage: A phrase specifying the condition of being beyond a permitted age limit.

  • His application was rejected due to age overage.

Adjective

1. too old to be useful
   • He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders- Anthony Trollope

Noun

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