overage

UK: /ˌəʊvərˈeɪdʒ/

US: /ˈoʊvərˈeɪdʒ/

US: (adj. ō′vər āj′; n. ō′vər ij)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

o•ver•age¹ /ˈoʊvərˈeɪdʒ/   adj. 

1. beyond the acceptable, desired, or usual age.

o•ver•age² /ˈoʊvərɪdʒ/   n. [countable]

1. Business an excess supply of merchandise.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

o•ver•age¹  (ō′vər āj′), adj. 

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

• over- + age 1885–90

o•ver•age²  (ō′vər ij), n. [Com.]

1. Business an excess supply of merchandise.
2. Business 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.

• over- + -age 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

overage / ˌəʊvərˈeɪdʒ/, overaged / ˌəʊvərˈeɪdʒd/ adjective

1. beyond a specified age