excessnoun
uk/ɪkˈses//ˈek.ses/us/ɪkˈses//ˈek.ses/excess noun (TOO MUCH)
C1 [ S or U ] an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable:
An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing.
They both eat to excess (= too much).
There will be an increase in tax for those earning in excess of (= more than) twice the national average wage.
excesses [ plural ]
actions far past the limit of what is acceptable:
For many years people were trying to escape the excesses (= cruel actions) of the junta.
As for shoes, her excesses (= the large number she owned) were well known.
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- The store has an excess of stock which it must sell off.
- A excess of water causes the plant's roots to rot.
- The new director says there is an excess of staff and that cuts must be made.
- The country has an excess of cheap labour.
- I'll give you two dozen bottles, but if there is any excess could I have it back after the party?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Too much and unnecessary
- a sledgehammer to crack a nut idiom
- avalanche
- be up to your neck (in sth) idiom
- bellyful
- binge
- carry/take coals to Newcastle idiom
- immoderate
- inessential
- insatiable
- lousy
- make a pig of yourself idiom
- plenty
- plethora
- proliferate
- redundancy
- redundant
- sock
- supplementary
- surplus
- weigh
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Bad and wrong behaviour
excess noun (INSURANCE)
[ U ] UK US deductible a part of the cost of an accident, injury, etc. that you agree to pay yourself when you buy insurance:
She has an excess of £200 on her home insurance policy.
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Insurance
- actuarial
- assessor
- assure
- bancassurance
- claim
- coverage
- deductible
- endowment policy
- green card
- guarantee
- indemnify
- insurance
- insure
- insured
- life assurance
- no-claims bonus
- policy
- premium
- underwrite
- uninsured
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excessadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈek.ses/us/ˈek.ses/C1 extra:
Cut off any excess pastry and put it to one side.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Also, extra, and in addition
- added
- additional
- again
- along
- also
- case
- for good measure idiom
- for luck idiom
- furthermore
- hand
- have sth in hand idiom
- icing
- say
- second 1
- thirdly
- to boot idiom
- to cap it all idiom
- to say nothing of ... idiom
- together
- yet
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