overage

noun

a surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations

adjective

too old to be useful

Roots

oferover- · Old English · over, in excess aticum-age · Latin · collective/quantity suffix

Synonyms for overage

excessadj surplusn overplusn extraadj

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The word overage breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: over-, from Old English ofer (“over, in excess”); and -age, from Latin aticum (“collective/quantity suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.