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   excess

   /ˈɛksɛs/

   noun

   • 1. an amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable: "are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?" Similar surplussurfeitoverabundancesuperabundancesuperfluityoversufficiencyprofusionplethoragluttoo muchmore than enoughenough and to spareinformal:more … than one can shake a stick atrare:nimietyremainderrestresidueremaining quantityoverflowoverspillleftoversremnantsleavingssurplusextradifferencetechnical:residuumOpposite dearthlack
   • ▪ the amount by which one quantity or number exceeds another: "as regards other cancers in this age group, there is a small excess during 1984—90" Similar remainderrestresidueremaining quantityoverflowoverspillleftoversremnantsleavingssurplusextradifferencetechnical:residuum
   • ▪ the action of exceeding a permitted or acceptable limit: "there is no issue as to excess of jurisdiction"
   • 2. lack of moderation, especially in eating or drinking: "bouts of alcoholic excess" Similar overindulgenceoverconsumptionintemperanceintemperatenessimmoderationprofligacylack of restraintprodigalitylavishnessexcessivenessextravagancedecadenceself-indulgenceself-gratificationdebaucherydissipationdissolutiondissolutenessOpposite moderationrestraint
   • ▪ outrageous or immoderate behaviour: "the worst excesses of the French Revolution"
   • 3. a part of an insurance claim to be paid by the insured: British "we will deduct the excess from the loss and then pay up to the policy limit"

   adjective

   • 1. exceeding a prescribed or desirable amount: "trim any excess fat off the meat"
   • 2. required as extra payment: British "the full excess fare had to be paid"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin excessus, from excedere ‘go out, surpass’ (see exceed).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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