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| ex·cess [ ik séss ] |
noun (plural ex·cess·es) |
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1. surplus: an amount or quantity beyond what is considered proper, usual, or sufficient
  leaped up in an excess of enthusiasm
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2. extra: the amount by which one quantity exceeds another
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3. unrestrained behavior: behavior or activity that goes beyond what is socially or morally acceptable, or beyond what is good for somebody's health or well-being
led a life of excess
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4. U.K. insurance
Same as deductible
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adjective |
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1. more than enough: more than is usual, required, or allowed
excess capacity
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2. required in addition: constituting or being required as an additional payment
excess postage
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transitive verb (past and past participle ex·cessed, present participle ex·cess·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·cess·es) |
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U.S. dismiss from employment: to dismiss an employee as part of a program of layoffs
was excessed in the most recent downsizing
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| [14th century. Via French excès< Latin excessus< past participle of excedere (see exceed)] |
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to excess beyond what is considered normal, sufficient, or healthy
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