Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overweightage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-weigh-tage
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Extra or undue weight or importance.

Indian usage; Uncountable

noun

A charge levied for the transportation of excessively heavy goods.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Overweightage is supposed to be given to these communities, but even equal opportunity is not being given to them."
"Don't give overweightage to other people's views about you as to whether they know your calibre or capabilities or whether they overestimate or underestimate you. There are many people in the world who don't know at all about you."
"How much have they not to pay for carriage, porterage, overweightage, custom-house officerage, and the devil only knows what; […]"

Usage

Questions

What does overweightage mean?: Extra or undue weight or importance.

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