different between overage vs underage

English

Etymology 1

over- +? age

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???v???e?d?/
• Rhymes: -e?d?

Adjective

overage (comparative more overage, superlative most overage)

1. Having an age that is greater than a stipulated minimum.
2. Too old to be of use in a particular situation.

Antonyms

• underage

Verb

overage (third-person singular simple present overages, present participle overaging, simple past and past participle overaged)

1. To have too long an aging process.

Etymology 2

over +? -age

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???v???d?/

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. A state of being more than one ought to be.

Translations

English

Etymology 1

under +? age

Alternative forms

• under age

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?n-d?r-?j?, IPA^(key): /??nd???e?d?/
• Rhymes: -e?d?

Adjective

underage (not comparable)

1. Below the legal age for some activity, such as drinking or having sex.
2. Not yet a legal adult; still a minor.

Synonyms

• (not legal): minor (noun)

Antonyms

• of age
• overage

Translations

Etymology 2

under +? -age

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?n?-d?r-?j, IPA^(key): /??nd???d?/

Noun

underage (plural underages)

1. A deficit or shortfall in funds, inventory, or capacity.

Related terms

• overage

Translations

Anagrams

• Gendreau, dungaree, renagued, unagreed, ungeared