Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overlength

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-length
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Longer than is standard or (transport, law, of a vehicle) longer than is allowed.

noun

An excess of length.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] and shall pay not only the amount of the permit fee for overlength, overheight, overwidth or overweight as might be due, but an additional civil penalty of fifty dollars for the first offense, one hundred dollars for the second offense and one hundred fifty dollars for each additional offense; […]"

Etymology

From over + length.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

overheight overweight overwidth

Questions

What does overlength mean?: Longer than is standard or (transport, law, of a vehicle) longer than is allowed.
Where does overlength come from?: From over + length.

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