overage 1 of 2

as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed several selectmen argued that the town's cash overage was significant enough to warrant a reduction of the residential property tax

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overage

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adjective

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Recent Examples of overage
Noun
If there are problems, the firm is on the hook for overages or other costs. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024 Here’s the quick difference between deficit and debt: The federal deficit is the overage of expenditures versus revenue/receipts in a fiscal year. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Adjective
On defense, Kansas City blew overage on Kenny Stills on the opening possession, allowing him to walk into the end zone from 54 yards. Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2020 There will also be no overdraft or overage fees for ATM and credit cards. NBC News, 19 Mar. 2020 See all Example Sentences for overage 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overage
Noun
  • Austria, known for its use of hydroelectric power, offers an ideal environment for leveraging surplus renewable energy, and a pilot project to use bitcoin mining to help with grid stability is underway between the Austrian Power Grid and 21Energy.
    Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Van Winkle Whiskey Collection is back, and this year’s release includes an unusual surplus of 20-Year-Old and 23-Year-Old Family Reserve Bourbons.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The front-runner in the race for top Republican on the panel appears to be Foxx, the outgoing chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and a senior member of the House Republican conference.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
  • That could change under Trump, especially if senior officials close to Trump bristle at CISA’s oversight.
    Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • There’s no separating this excess of narrative from the glut of Squid Game derivatives we’ve been sold over the past three years.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Nike is now dealing with an excess of inventory from sales slowdowns as consumers turn to newer styles from other brands.
    Merritt Enright, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The crowd applauds uproariously when Kevin’s elderly neighbor shows up at the end to hit them in the head with a shovel.
    Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Three low-flyers wing an elderly man in the face and don’t miss a flap, his Ray Bans go flying.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Most recently, he executive produced and stars in an untitled series for Apple that centers on his Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer who hedges his bets on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom played by Peter Dager.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • Iris Apfel, famed designer and proud 'geriatric starlet' Read Iris Apfel's obituary Ultimately, Apfel was best known for her look: owlish round glasses, heaps of clanking jewelry, and cropped grey hair.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Nurses with geriatric experience are in especially high demand; however, there is an evident shortage in healthcare support roles on the whole.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024

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“Overage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overage. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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