overage (Meaning)

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overage (n)

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

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overage (s)

too old to be useful

overage Sentence Examples

  1. The project incurred an overage of $50,000, surpassing the budgeted amount.
  2. Due to unforeseen expenses, the contractor requested an overage to complete the construction.
  3. The salary expectations of the new hire exceeded the budgeted range by a significant overage.
  4. The overage in the production quota was attributed to improved efficiency and reduced waste.
  5. The financial audit revealed an overage of funds that had been improperly allocated.
  6. The company has implemented measures to prevent future overages in project expenditures.
  7. The insurance company denied the claim due to an overage in the policy limits.
  8. The hotel charged an overage fee for exceeding the allowed number of guests in the room.
  9. The wedding expenses accumulated an overage, resulting in a financial burden for the couple.
  10. The research grant experienced a small overage, but it was within the acceptable tolerance range.

FAQs About the word overage

a surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations, too old to be useful

surplus, excess, sufficiency, surplusage, overabundance, abundance, oversupply,overflow, overplus, surfeit

deficit,deficiency, insufficiency, deficit, insufficiency, deficiency, scarcity, undersupply, lack, undersupply

The project incurred an overage of $50,000, surpassing the budgeted amount.

Due to unforeseen expenses, the contractor requested an overage to complete the construction.

The salary expectations of the new hire exceeded the budgeted range by a significant overage.

The overage in the production quota was attributed to improved efficiency and reduced waste.