overage
overage Lexical Profile
overage Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American An excess or surplus, especially the amount by which a sum of money, inventory, or resource usage exceeds an expected, budgeted, or allotted amount.
"After balancing the cash registers at the end of the shift, the manager noted a small overage of fifteen dollars."
North American In commercial real estate, an additional rent payment based on a percentage of a retail tenant's gross sales above a specified threshold.
"Under the terms of the shopping mall lease, the boutique must pay a base rent plus an annual overage during peak holiday quarters."
• adjective
Older than a normal, specified, or legally permitted age limit for a particular activity, group, or competition.
"The tournament organizers disqualified the team for fielding two overage players in the youth division."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Overage" is a heteronym: as a noun meaning a surplus or excess fee, it is pronounced /ˈoʊvərɪdʒ/ (with primary stress on the first syllable), whereas as an adjective meaning older than a specified age limit, it is pronounced /ˌoʊvərˈeɪdʒ/ (with primary stress on the last syllable).