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ex·cess  (k-ss, kss)

n.

1. The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient: rains that filled the reservoirs to excess.

2. An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus.

3. The amount or degree by which one quantity exceeds another: Profit is the excess of sales over costs.

4. Intemperance; overindulgence: drank to excess.

5. A behavior or an action that exceeds proper or lawful bounds: tried to avoid engaging in emotional excesses such as hysteria and fits of temper.

adj.

Being more than is usual, required, or permitted: skimming off the excess fat. See Synonyms at superfluous.

tr.v. ex·cessed, ex·cess·ing, ex·cess·es

To eliminate the job or position of.

Idiom:

in excess of

Greater than; more than: unit sales in excess of 20 million.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin excessus, past participle of excdere, to exceed; see exceed.]

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excess

Noun

1. the state or act of going beyond normal or permitted limits

2. an immoderate or abnormal amount

3. the amount, number, etc., by which one thing exceeds another

4. behaviour regarded as too extreme or immoral to be acceptable: a life of sex, drugs, and drunken excess

5. excesses acts or actions that are unacceptably cruel or immoral: one of the bloodiest excesses of a dictatorial regime

6. in excess of more than

7. to excess to an extreme or unhealthy extent: he had started to drink to excess

Adjective

more than normal, necessary, or permitted: excess fat [Latin excedere to go beyond]

excessive adj
excessively adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	excess - a quantity much larger than is needed nimiety, surplus, surplusage overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance, overabundance - a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"
	2.	excess - immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits excessiveness, inordinateness immoderateness, immoderation - the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation extravagance, extravagancy - the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth; "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description" exorbitance, outrageousness - excessive excess overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment - extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"
	3.	excess - the state of being more than full overabundance, surfeit fullness - the condition of being filled to capacity
	4.	excess - excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence" overindulgence humoring, indulging, pampering, indulgence - the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
Adj.	1.	excess - more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" extra, redundant, supererogatory, supernumerary, surplus, superfluous, spare unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary

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excess

noun 1. surfeit, surplus, overdose, overflow, overload, plethora, glut, overabundance, superabundance, superfluity << OPPOSITE shortage

noun 2. overindulgence, extravagance, profligacy, debauchery, dissipation, intemperance, indulgence, prodigality, extreme behaviour, immoral behaviour, dissoluteness, immoderation, exorbitance, unrestraint << OPPOSITE moderation

adjective 3. spare, remaining, extra, additional, surplus, unwanted, redundant, residual, leftover, superfluous, unneeded

Translations

excess [ɪkˈsɛs] n → exceso;

in excess of → superior a see also excesses

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excess [ɪkˈsɛs] n → excès m;

in excess of → plus de

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excess [ɪkˈsɛs] n → Übermaß nt;

(Insurance) → Selbstbeteiligung f;

excesses npl → Exzesse pl;

an excess of £15, a £15 excess → eine Selbstbeteiligung von £15;

in excess of → über +dat

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excess [ɪkˈsɛs] n → eccesso;

in excess of → al di sopra di

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excess

n excess [ikˈses]

1 the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits He ate well, but not to excess. te veel تَجاوُز излишък nestřídmost til overmål; for meget das Übermaß υπερβολή, υπέρβαση exceso liialeminek زیاده روی؛ افراط ylenmääräisyys excès יוֹתֶר מִדָי बहुत अधिक prekomjerno, preobilno túlzás berlebih-lebihan óhóf eccesso 過度 도를 지나침 viršijimas, nesaikingumas pārmērība berlebih-lebihan overmaat overmål; utskeielse, utsvevelse nadmiar excesso exces излишество nestriedmosť pretiravanje preterivanje överdrift, omåttlighet พฤติกรรมที่เกินขอบเขต aşırı 無節制 надлишок, надмір زیادتی sự quá mức 无节制

2 an abnormally large amount He had consumed an excess of alcohol. oormaat إفْراط голямо количество přemíra for meget das Übermaß υπερβολική ποσότητα exceso ülemäärane hulk بیش از حد؛ اضافی yletön määrä trop (de) יוֹתֶר מִדָי असामान्य neumjereno, pretjerano túl sok banyak sekali ofgnótt; óhóf dismisura 過多 과다, 과잉 per didelis kiekis pārlieku liels daudzums banyak sekali teveel overmål nadmierna ilość excesso prea mult, în exces чрезмерность nadbytok preveč previše övermått สิ่งที่มากเกินปกติ aşırı miktar 過量 зайвина غیر معمولی طور پر بڑی مقدار số lượng vượt quá 过量

3 an amount by which something is greater than something else He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill. te veel زِيادةٌ عن الحَد разлика přeplatek for meget die Mehrsumme επιπλέον excedente liigmäär اضافه؛ زیادی liikamäärä excédent מִעֶבֶר अतिरिक्त previše többlet lebih banyak umframupphæð eccedenza 超過 초과액[] perteklius, perviršis papildu/lieks (daudzums) lebih banyak surplus overskudd; ekstra-(gebyr, sum, osv.) nadwyżka, nadpłata excedente surplus излишек preplatok presežek prekoračenje överskott, extraavgift ส่วนเกิน fazlalık 超額 перевищення کسی شے کسی دوسری شے سے زیادہ ہونے کی مقدار số dôi 超额

adj

extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual) He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft. oormaat, ekstra زيادَه допълнително přesahující váhu overskydende Über-... επιπλέον, επιπρόσθετος excedente lisa- اضافه؛ مازاد ylimääräinen excédent (de) עוֹדֵף अतिरिक्त ekstra, dodatno, više többlet kelebihan umfram- in eccedenza 超過した 초과의 papildomas, viršijantis normą papildu kelebihan extra overskytende, overskudds-, mer- nadmierny, przekraczający normę adicional/em excesso în plus, peste limita admisă излишний presahujúci váhu presežen prekoračenje över-, överskridande ซึ่งมากเกินไป fazla, fazladan 額外的 додатковий زائد، اضافی thêm 额外的

adj exˈcessive [-siv]

beyond what is right and proper The manager expects them to do an excessive amount of work. oordadige مُفْرِط، مُتَجاوِز، زيادَه عن الحَد прекалено много nadměrný overdreven; urimelig übermäßig υπερβολικός excesivo ülemäärane بیش از حد؛ زیادی kohtuuton excessif מוּפרָז अधिक prekomjeran, pretjeran túlzott berlebih-lebihan óhóflegur eccessivo 過度の 과다한 perviršinis, pernelyg didelis pārmērīgs berlebih-lebihan buitensporig overdreven, usedvanlig stor, urimelig dodatkowy, nadmierny excessivo exagerat чрезмерный nadmerný prekomeren preteran överdrivet, omåttlig, orimlig ซึ่งมากเกินกว่าจะยอมรับได้ aşırı 過分的 надмірний حد سے متجاوز quá mức 过分的

adv exˈcessively

uiters, besonders بِتَطَرُّف، بإفْراط прекалено nadměrně overdrevent; urimeligt übermäßig υπερβολικά excesivamente üleliia بطور مفرط؛ زیادی kohtuuttomasti excessivement יֶתֶר עָל הַמִידָה बहुतायत से pretjerano, prekomjerno mérhetetlenül secara berlebih-lebihan óhóflega eccessivamente 過度に 과다하게 pernelyg pārmērīgi dengan berlebih-lebihan buitensporig overdrevent nadmiernie excessivamente (în mod) exagerat чрезмерно nadmerne prekomerno preterano överdrivet อย่างมากเกินกว่าจะยอมรับได้ aşırı derecede 過分地 надмірно بافراط một cách quá đáng 过分地

n exˈcessiveness

oordrewenheid تَطَرُّف، إفْراط، زِيادَه، تَجاوُز الحَد пекаленост přiměřenost overdrevenhed; urimelighed das Übermaß υπερβολή exceso ülemäärasus زیادی kohtuuttomuus manque de mesure הַפרָזָה बहुतायत pretjerano, prekomjerno túlzás kelebihan óhóf eccessività 過度 과다함 nesaikingumas pārmērīgums berlebih-lebihan buitensporigheid det som er overdrevent nadmiar excesso/exagero, imoderação caracter excesiv чрезмерность nadmernosť prekomernost preterivanje omåttlighet สิ่งที่มากเกินกว่าจะยอมรับได้ aşırılık 過分 надмірність زیادتی sự quá mức; tính chất thừa 过分

in excess of

more than His salary is in excess of $25,000 a year. bo en behalwe زيادَةً عن، أكْثر مِن повече от větší než mere end; over über πάνω από superior a rohkem kui بیش از؛ فزون بر yli qui dépasse ֵמַעל ל- से अधिक više od több mint lebih dari umfram più di 過度に ...을 초과하여 virš, daugiau negu pāri par; vairāk nekā melebihi meer dan mer enn, over powyżej acima de care depăşeşte сверх, больше чем väčší ako več kot preko överstigande, mer (större) än ซึ่งมากกว่า ...-den fazla 超過 більше; понад زیادہ بڑھ کر hơn 超过