wantage

[ won-tij, wawn- ]

noun

1. something, as an amount that is lacking, desired, or needed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wantage¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; want + -age

Example Sentences

Some of them are seats that have elected Conservative MPs for decades, including Esher & Walton, Woking, and Didcot & Wantage.

From BBC

Archaeologists from the Red River Archaeology Group came across the complex while working on a Barratt and David Wilson Homes housing development at Brookside Meadows in Grove near Wantage, Oxfordshire.

From BBC

WANTAGE, England — American rookie Logan Sargeant will remain with the Williams F1 team next year despite a difficult first season.

From Washington Times

So a borzoi’s handler, for instance, needs to show the dog can “move like they can catch a wolf,” said handler Ron Williams of Wantage, New Jersey.

From Seattle Times

Lester Keith Piggott was born in the market town of Wantage, near Oxford, on Nov. 5, 1935.

From Washington Post