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overage

[/ˈoʊvərɪdʒ/]
nounpl: overages
excesso, sobra, quantidade em excesso
1. An amount that exceeds a limit, quota, or expected quantity
The company charged us an overage fee for exceeding our data plan.
A empresa nos cobrou uma taxa de excesso por ultrapassar nosso plano de dados.
2. A surplus or excess quantity of goods or materials
The warehouse had an overage of inventory at the end of the quarter.
O armazém tinha um excesso de estoque no final do trimestre.
3. In mining or quarrying, material extracted above the planned amount
The mining operation reported an overage of 500 tons of ore.
A operação de mineração relatou um excesso de 500 toneladas de minério.
Synonyms
excesssurplusovershootextraabundance
Antonyms
shortagedeficitunderagelack

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
excesso, sobra
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
excedente, quantidade em excesso
European Portuguese preference for 'excedente' in formal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

overage charge/fee - taxa de excesso
data overage - excesso de dados
minute overage - minutos em excesso
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