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Underage Common

Origin: French suffix -age

Underage has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"The store manager realized they were underage on coffee supplies after the morning rush left them unable to serve any more customers."

Adjective
1

not of legal age

"minor children"

2

dependent by virtue of youth

"The club refused to let our underage members enter because they are too young to be responsible for themselves."

3

Below the legal age for some activity, such as drinking or having sex.

"The bouncer refused entry to the club because he was underage and could not legally purchase alcohol."

Related Terms
Antonyms
major
Rhyming Words
age sage tage rage wage aage mage yage lage cage gage page nage kage swage adage plage brage phage stage
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