overage

¹

[ oh-ver-eyj ]

adjective

1. beyond the acceptable or desired age:

   overage for the draft.

2. older than usual or expected for the activity, position, etc.:

   an overage baseball player who still outperforms many rookies.

3. too old to be serviceable; antiquated:

   She drives an overage car.

overage

²

[ oh-ver-ij ]

noun

, Commerce.

1. an excess supply of merchandise.
2. the value of goods in excess of the amount called for by stock records; money in excess of the amount called for by sales records.

overage

/ ˌəʊvərˈeɪdʒ /

adjective

1. beyond a specified age

Word History and Origins

Origin of overage¹

First recorded in 1885–90; over- + age

Origin of overage²

First recorded in 1940–45; over- + -age

Example Sentences

Their feast exceeded the Washington Post allotment, and when the bill came they split the overage.

From Washington Post

Even better—the first time you experience a data overage, we'll proactively waive fees.

From Ars Technica

Total overage charges will not exceed $50 per billing statement no matter how much data you use.

From Ars Technica

Many teams, the Nationals included, avoid the CBT threshold so they aren’t subject to overage taxes.

From Washington Post

Unlike other ISPs, Charter is subject to the prohibition on data caps and overage fees until May 2023 because of seven-year conditions applied to its 2016 purchase of Time Warner Cable.

From Ars Technica

That gives AT&T a big incentive to keep data caps low and overage fees high.

From The Daily Beast

But, what if these men that get the overage credited to 'em refuse to come across?

From Project Gutenberg

The victims are usually criminals, or overage or incorrigible slaves, or prisoners of war.

From Project Gutenberg

Many of the available tractors and combines are overage and obsolete.

From Project Gutenberg