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underage

1

[uhn-der-eyj]

adjective

  1. lacking the required age, especially that of legal maturity.



underage

2

[uhn-der-ij]

noun

  1. shortage; deficiency in amount.

underage

/ ˌʌԻəˈɪ /

adjective

  1. below the required or standard age, esp below the legal age for voting or drinking

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of underage1

First recorded in 1585–95; under- + age

Origin of underage2

First recorded in 1605–15; under- + -age
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At least one of the models was underage.

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Save the Children South Africa helped translate some of the interviews between the underage miners and the rescue workers.

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Kain declined to offer any details on the underage gamer who reported the threat, but said he and his parents were told they were invited to visit Tehama County to be recognized.

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But there’s long been contention about how laws regarding older teens, those 16 and 17 and still underage, should be written and enforced.

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In one instance in California, underage clients answered the door to find agents in casual wear asking about their mother and whether they had a job.

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