age threshold
Required birthday count
An age threshold is a specific age at which certain rights, responsibilities, or restrictions begin or end.
Laws establish age thresholds for activities like voting, drinking alcohol, driving, or retiring.
The age threshold for purchasing tobacco was raised to 21.
Organizations and programs also set age thresholds for eligibility, such as youth sports leagues or senior discounts.
The term emphasizes the boundary nature of the cutoff—you're either above or below it.
- voting ageMinimum years for suffrage
- drinking ageLegal alcohol threshold
- voteFormal choice expression
- pubertySexual development stage
- adulthoodState of being grown
old enough · quinceañera · milestone birthday · marriageable age · menopause · majority · vesting period · drink · retirement age · senior citizen · age of consent · emancipation · standard deduction · license · diploma · ballot · social security benefits · birthday
- age limitsage limit, age requirement, age restriction, age of majority, legal age
- employment ageminimum age, working age, age limits, age requirement, age restriction