noun
- words collectively; the total number or amount of words
- verbose or wordy expression; excessive use of words
Usage: often implies unnecessary verbosity
Examples
- The editor reduced the article’s wordage by half.
- Publishers often pay writers based on wordage rather than quality.
- His speech was full of unnecessary wordage that obscured his main point.
- The contract specified a maximum wordage for each chapter.
- She was known for her excessive wordage in business emails.
- The professor criticized the student’s paper for its inflated wordage.