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单词 overage
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overage

1
[ oh-ver-eyj ]
/ ˈoʊ vərˈeɪdʒ /
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adjective

beyond the acceptable or desired age: overage for the draft.
older than usual or expected for the activity, position, etc.: an overage baseball player who still outperforms many rookies.
too old to be serviceable; antiquated: She drives an overage car.

Origin of overage

1
First recorded in 1885–90; over- + age

Words nearby overage

overachieve, overact, overactive, over again, over against, overage, overaggressive, overall, overambitious, over and above, over and done with

Definition for overage (2 of 2)

overage2
[ oh-ver-ij ]
/ ˈoʊ vər ɪdʒ /

noun Commerce.

an excess supply of merchandise.
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.

Origin of overage

2
First recorded in 1940–45; over- + -age
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Example sentences from the Web for overage

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

    AT&T’s New “Sponsored Data” Scheme is a Tremendous Loss for All of Us|Michael Weinberg|January 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • But, what if these men that get the overage credited to 'em refuse to come across?

    Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps|James B. Hendryx
  • The victims are usually criminals, or overage or incorrigible slaves, or prisoners of war.

    Temple Trouble|Henry Beam Piper
  • Many of the available tractors and combines are overage and obsolete.

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British Dictionary definitions for overage

overage
/ (ˌəʊvərˈeɪdʒ) /

adjective

beyond a specified age
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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