Superannuated vs Overage - What's the Difference?

Overage

Superannuated

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations
Definition as Noun
Definition as Adjective
  • too old to be useful
Definition as Adjective
  • old; no longer valid or fashionable
  • too old to be useful

Examples

  • "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope
  • "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"
  • "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope

Parts of Speech

Adjective, Noun
Adjective