excess

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/ˈɛksɛs/

noun 5adj 1verb 1

Collocations

(noun.) large amount of sth

ADJ

large

PREP

in ~

Eating too much sugar in excess can lead to serious health problems over time.

in ~ of

The company's profits this year were in excess of 5 million dollars.

to ~

He tends to eat to excess whenever he visits his grandmother's house.

~ of

The factory had an excess of plastic waste that needed to be recycled properly.

(noun.) excesses: harmful actions

ADJ

worst

VERB + EXCESS

avoid, curb

commit, perpetrate

The dictator perpetrated terrible excesses against innocent civilians during his brutal reign.

Definitions

noun

The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.

The excess of heavy water was given away to the neighbouring country.

To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, […] Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.

The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.

The difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.

An act of eating or drinking more than enough.

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess.

Fair Angel, thy desire . . . . . . leads to no excess That reaches blame

Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.

A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.

adj

More than is normal, necessary or specified.

verb

To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.

In 2006, I was excessed because my program had to make a few cuts and a new, inexperienced supervisor decided that he couldn’t handle a knowledgeable older teacher so he removed me.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — excessive indulgence

overindulgence

noun — immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or

excessiveness
inordinateness

noun — a quantity much larger than is needed

noun — the state of being more than full

surfeit
overabundance

adjective — more than is needed, desired, or required

extra
redundant
spare
supererogatory
superfluous
supernumerary
surplus

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

excess baggage

Luggage which exceeds the allowable size or weight (as for an airline flight or train trip), and for which an extra fee must therefore be paid.

Watch your weight: Excess baggage is damaging to the wallet. Airlines charge typically from $20 to $30 a kilogram.

Example Bank

The excess of heavy water was given away to the neighbouring country.

Wiktionary

To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, […] Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.

Wiktionary

That kills me with excess of grief, this with excess of joy.

Wiktionary

In 2006, I was excessed because my program had to make a few cuts and a new, inexperienced supervisor decided that he couldn’t handle a knowledgeable older teacher so he removed me.

Wiktionary

Don't carry anything to excess.

Tatoeba · #24618

Exercise, if carried to excess, will do you more harm than good.

Tatoeba · #26554

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, excess is marked as British, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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