Below 18 vs Under 18

Both 'below 18' and 'under 18' are correct and commonly used phrases to indicate someone's age being less than 18. They are interchangeable in most contexts.

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Below 18

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate an age less than 18.

This phrase is used to describe someone whose age is less than 18 years old.

Examples:

The movie is not suitable for children below 18.
The legal drinking age is below 18 in that country.

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Arava is not recommended for use in children and adolescents below 18 years of age.
QUADRAMET is not recommended for use in children below 18 years of age.
No data have been generated with Daronrix below 18 years of age.
Efient should not be used in children and adolescents below 18 years of age.
IDflu is not recommended for use in children and adolescents below 18 years.
Irbesartan Hydrochlorothiazide Winthrop has not been tested in patients below 18 years of age.
Irbesartan Krka is not recommended for use in patients below 18 years of age.
Copalia is not recommended for use in patients below 18 years of age.
Caelyx is not recommended in patients below 18 years of age.
No clinical data have been generated in subjects below 18 years of age.
Levitra is not indicated for individuals below 18 years of age.
Olanzapine is not indicated for the treatment of children and adolescent patients below 18 years.
Volibris is not recommended for use in patients below 18 years of age because of a lack of information on safety and effectiveness in this group.
Vidaza is not recommended for use in children below 18 years due to insufficient data on safety and efficacy.
Volibris is not recommended for use in patients below 18 years of age due to a lack of data on safety and efficacy.
IDflu is not recommended for use in children and adolescents below 18 years due to insufficient data on safety and efficacy.
No clinical data have been generated in subjects below 18 years of age.
Dosage in paediatric patients Doribax is not recommended for use in children below 18 years of age due to a lack of safety and efficacy data.
Irbesartan BMS is not recommended for use in patients below 18 years of age.
Irbesartan Winthrop is not recommended for use in patients below 18 years of age.

Alternatives:

under 18
less than 18
not yet 18
under the age of 18

Under 18

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate an age less than 18.

This phrase is used to describe someone whose age is less than 18 years old.

Examples:

You must be under 18 to qualify for the youth discount.
Minors under 18 need parental consent to participate.

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All guests under 18 need to book a private room at Generator Hamburg.
2 weeks longer This item is not sold to customers under 18.
KIE are committed to safeguard and to promote the welfare of Under 18's in all out colleges being proactive rather than reactive.
Age of students Minimum age of students: 18 Under 18 with full board: AUD 80 per week.
Under 18 year old are entitled to free public dental treatment (excluding orthodontic treatment).
Efexor depot should normally not be used for children and adolescents under 18 years.
Children under 18 are forbidden to attend mosques.
It is now prohibited to recruit children under 18 into military service.
Efexor should normally not be used for children and adolescents under 18 years.
Tobacco products cannot be sold or supplied to persons under 18 years old.
3,000 inhabitants, 23% of them being under 18.
There's a curfew for anyone under 18 until they nab the wolf.
Use in children and adolescents under 18 years of age ARICLAIM should normally not be used for children and adolescents under 18 years.
The first contest in 2014 for all Under 18 Years old.
Read 01 February 2019 Under 18 travolgente.
He played the Under 18 European Championship in 2012, and averaged 4.7 points per game.
The Under 18 girls learned a drill which requires great precision and team work from a football point of view, but it also teaches about positive living.
And once again Under 18, Over 60's, college students and Avis donors will enjoy the free access.
Under 18 year olds (19 in Vancouver)
Parma, 10 ottobre 2011 - The Parma Panthers Under 18 team won against the Reggio Emilia Hogs, with the score of 34 to 0.

Alternatives:

below 18
less than 18
not yet 18
under the age of 18

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