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overages

overages is the plural of overage.

overages is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overage.

Meaning of overage

Noun

overage (countable and uncountable, plural overages)

  1. A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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Questions about overages

What is overages the plural of?
Overages is the plural of overage.

Words near overages in the dictionary

  1. overaged
  2. overageness
  3. overagent
  4. overager
  5. overagers
  6. overages
  7. overaggrandise
  8. overaggrandised
  9. overaggrandises
  10. overaggrandising
  11. overaggrandize

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