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excess

Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɛs/

The English word “excess” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. 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.
  2. The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
  3. An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
  4. 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.
  5. A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.

adjective

  1. More than is normal, necessary or specified.

verb

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

Etymology

From Middle English exces (“excess, ecstasy”), from Old French exces, from Latin excessus (“a going out, loss of self-possession”), from excedere, excessum (“to go out, go beyond”). See exceed.

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