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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as in senior
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Recent Examples of overage
Peter Bart, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
Verizon, for example, offers a $30 Cruise Daily Pass that includes 50 minutes of calls, unlimited texts and 0.5 gigabytes of data (with an overage charge of $1.99 per minute) during a 24-hour period.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
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
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Noun
In the 1920s the actress-entrepreneur Mary Pickford couldn’t digest the budget overages of her partner at UA, D.W. Griffith.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
Verizon, for example, offers a $30 Cruise Daily Pass that includes 50 minutes of calls, unlimited texts and 0.5 gigabytes of data (with an overage charge of $1.99 per minute) during a 24-hour period.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overage
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The surplus is from the last fiscal year, which ended in June.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2024
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The budget contained £40 billion ($52 billion) worth of tax rises to plug a hole in the public finances — with Reeves committing to move toward a day-to-day spending surplus — and to allow for greater investment in public services.Jenni Reid, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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If Texas makes a championship run this football season, senior center Jake Majors might set a school record.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Derek Blasberg, Samantha Boardman, Margo M. Nederlander, and Lizzie Tisch chaired the event—and ABC News senior correspondent and Citymeals board member Deborah Roberts acted as emcee.David Graver, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Trust makes monthly distributions to the holders of Units of the excess of the preceding month’s royalty income received over expenses incurred.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Filmmakers are still ripping off Rob Bottin's gruesomely inventive special effects, the excess of which contrasts with the tightly wound paranoia of the story.Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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This surge can be attributed to the increasing elderly population and a preference for in-home care over nursing facilities.Raheel Sheikh, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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In this gentle novel, an elderly widow finds her solitary routine disrupted by a mouse, setting off a sequence of events that reconnects with the larger world.Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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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
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The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago.Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 June 2024
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His mother is a geriatric psychiatrist, according to a December New Yorker profile.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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Our take: No big decisions should be based upon a geriatric gator’s indigestion.Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Overage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overage. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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