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overage en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈəʊvəɹˈeɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-wom Proto-Indo-European *h₂oywom Proto-Italic *aiwom Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Proto-Italic *aiwotāts Latin aetātem Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *aetāticum Old French eagebor. Middle English age English age English overage From over- + age.

Meanings

1. Having an age that is greater than a stipulated minimum.
2. Too old to be of use in a particular situation.

Forms

Antonyms

underage

Deriveds

overager · overageness

Translations (4)

de überaltert (too old to be of use in a particular situation) · hu túlkoros (too old to be of use in a particular situation) · hu túlkoros (having an age that is greater than a stipulated minimum) · de zu alt (too old to be of use in a particular situation)

overage en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈəʊvəɹˈeɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-wom Proto-Indo-European *h₂oywom Proto-Italic *aiwom Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Proto-Italic *aiwotāts Latin aetātem Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *aetāticum Old French eagebor. Middle English age English age English overage From over- + age.

Meanings

1. To have too long an aging process.
   • Structures that have been precipitation hardened to peak values may overage, and steels that have been hardened and tempered may overtemper. 2013, Mahmoud M. Farag, Materials and Process Selection for Engineering Design, →ISBN:
   • The heat-treatable alloys may overage (soften) with time at temperature due to the coalescence of the precipitate particles which, when present in a smaller dispersed size, enhance roomtemperature strength. 1997, George Murray, Handbook of Materials Selection for Engineering Applications, →ISBN, page 92:

Forms

overage en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈəʊvəɹɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Proto-West Germanic *obar Old English ofer Middle English over English over Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English overage From over + -age.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.
2. (countable, uncountable) Excess; a state of being more than it ought to be.
   • You're entitled to bring a bag weighing fifty pounds onto the airplane, and will be charged extra for any overage.
   • The overage charge on this plan has been reduced to 10 cents per megabyte over the limit. Previously, the company charged 25 cents per megabyte for overages. 2009 May 14, Marguerite Reardon, “Verizon Netbook to hit stores this weekend”, in CNN:
   • Receiving department, 3 A.M. / Staff cuts have socked up the overage. / Directives are posted, no callbacks, complaints. / Everywhere is calm. 1998, “Daysleeper”, in Up, performed by R.E.M.:
3. (countable, uncountable) Any additional sums payable following the purchase of land, calculated on a prearranged basis, on the occurrence of certain specified events that are deemed to increase the value of that land; usually in the context of the development and further sale of that land.

Forms

Translations (23)

fi ylimäärä (surplus of inventory) · fi ylijäämä (surplus of inventory) · pl superata (surplus of inventory) · ja 過剰 (surplus of inventory) · de Überschuss (surplus of inventory) · pl nadmiar (state of being more than one ought to be) · ja 余剰 (state of being more than one ought to be) · bg излишък (surplus of inventory) · ja 余分 (state of being more than one ought to be) · sh prekoračenje (state of being more than one ought to be) · de Überhang (surplus of inventory) · sh višak (surplus of inventory) · tr fazlalık (state of being more than one ought to be) · ka სიჭარბე (surplus of inventory) · pl nadwyżka (state of being more than one ought to be) · de Überschuss (state of being more than one ought to be) · ja 余剰 (surplus of inventory) · de Überbestand (surplus of inventory) · de Surplus (surplus of inventory) · de Mehr- (state of being more than one ought to be) · tr fazlalık (surplus of inventory) · de Über- (state of being more than one ought to be) · de Kassenüberschuss (surplus of inventory)