Definition of "underage" []

• An amount, as of money or goods actually on hand, that falls short of the listed amount in records or books of account. (noun)
• A deficient amount; a shortfall. (noun)
• Below the customary or legal age, as for drinking or voting. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Most carried a single white rose to symbolize what they call underage victims, not criminals."
• "It was a scandal wherein underage criminals w/o papers were sent to a minimum-security facility and promptly got outagain."
• "I don't want to see an increase in underage drinking and driving, but if that's your rationale for blocking legislation, it's a slippery slope."