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    ex·cess
    [ekˈses, ikˈses]
    noun
    excess (noun) · excesses (plural 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?"
      • the amount by which one quantity or number exceeds another:
        "the excess of imports over exports rose $1.4 billion"
      • the action of exceeding a permitted limit:
        "there is no issue as to excess of jurisdiction"
    2. lack of moderation in an activity, especially eating or drinking:
      "bouts of alcoholic excess"
      • (excesses)
        outrageous or immoderate behavior:
        "the worst excesses of the French Revolution"
    adjective
    excess (adjective)
    1. exceeding a prescribed or desirable amount:
      "trim any excess fat off the meat"
    Origin
    late Middle English: via Old French from Latin excessus, from excedere ‘go out, surpass’ (see exceed).
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    noun
    1. an amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable:
      surplus
      surfeit
      overabundance
      superabundance
      superfluity
      profusion
      plethora
      glut
      too much
      more … than one can shake a stick at
      remainder
      rest
      residue
      overflow
      overspill
      leftovers
      remnants
      leavings
      extra
      difference
      residuum
      oversufficiency
      more than enough
      enough and to spare
      nimiety
      remaining quantity
      Opposite:
      dearth
      lack
    2. lack of moderation in an activity, especially eating or drinking:
      overindulgence
      overconsumption
      intemperance
      intemperateness
      immoderation
      profligacy
      prodigality
      lavishness
      excessiveness
      extravagance
      decadence
      self-indulgence
      self-gratification
      debauchery
      dissipation
      dissolution
      dissoluteness
      lack of restraint
      Opposite:
      moderation
      restraint
      adjective
      1. exceeding a prescribed or desirable amount:
        surplus
        superfluous
        spare
        redundant
        unwanted
        unneeded
        unused
        excessive
        leftover
        extra
        additional
        reserve
       
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      What does excess mean?
      EXCESS definition: 1. an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable: 2. actions far past the limit…. Learn more.

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      How is excess pronounced?
      The adjective and meaning excess [sense 5] of the noun are pronounced (ekses ). An excess of something is a larger amount than is needed, allowed, or usual. Polyunsaturated oils are essential for health. Excess is harmful, however. Excess is used to describe amounts that are greater than what is needed, allowed, or usual.

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      What does excess mean in chemistry?
      2. an immoderate or abnormal amount, number, extent, or degree too much or too many: an excess of tolerance. 4. (Chemistry) chem a quantity of a reagent that is greater than the quantity required to complete a reaction: add an excess of acid. 6.

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      What is a 'countable excess'?
      [countable, usually singular, uncountable] an amount by which something is larger than something else We cover costs up to £600 and then you pay the excess. [countable, usually singular] (British English) There is an excess of £100 on each claim under this policy.

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      What does 'avoid excess' mean?
      ‘Avoid excess’ is the golden rule for a healthy life. His statements cannot be simply dismissed as rhetorical excess. The car can travel at speeds in excess of 150 miles per hour. [countable, usually singular, uncountable] an amount by which something is larger than something else We cover costs up to £600 and then you pay the excess.

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      What does it mean if you eat too much?
      Excess is too much of something, like big-time overindulgence. Eating to excess makes your stomach hurt, and spending to excess means you can't pay your credit card bills. Excess comes from the Latin word excessus meaning, "go out, going beyond the bounds of reason," like eating and spending in excess. (Not so reasonable.)

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