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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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  1. Excess is defined as123:
    1. A state of being more than enough.
    2. An amount beyond what is usual, needed, or asked.
    3. The amount by which one thing or quantity exceeds another.
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    1 : a state of being more than enough 2 a : an amount beyond what is usual, needed, or asked b : the amount by which one thing or quantity exceeds another
    www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excess
    the fact of exceeding exceeding something else in amount or degree: His strength is in excess of yours. the amount or degree by which one thing exceeds another: The bill showed an excess of several hundred dollars over the estimate. an extreme or excessive amount or degree; superabundance: to have an excess of energy.
    www.dictionary.com/browse/excess
    1. the fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree: The package weighed in excess of fifty pounds. 2. the amount or degree by which one thing exceeds another. 3. an extreme or excessive amount or degree; superabundance. 4. a going beyond what is regarded as customary or proper: to talk to excess.
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  2. Excess Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EXCESS is the state or an instance of surpassing usual, proper, or specified limits : superfluity. How to use excess in a sentence.

     
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    Action or conduct that goes beyond the usual, reasonable, or lawful limit. Lack of moderation; intemperance; overindulgence. The amount or degree by which one thing exceeds another; remainder; surplus. More than usual; extra; surplus. …

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