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- Dictionaryexcess/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 Opposite
- 2. lack of moderation, especially in eating or drinking: "bouts of alcoholic excess" Similar Opposite
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"
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EXCESS definition: 1. an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable: 2. actions far past the limit…. Learn more.
1. a. : the state or an instance of surpassing usual, proper, or specified limits : superfluity. b. : the amount or degree by which one thing or quantity exceeds another. an excess of 10 bushels. 2. : undue or immoderate indulgence : intemperance. also : an act or instance of intemperance.
an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable: excess of An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing. to excess They both eat to excess (= too much). in excess of There will be an increase in tax for those earning in excess of (= more than) twice the national average wage. excesses [ plural ]
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 definition: the fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree. See examples of EXCESS used in a sentence.
Definition of excess noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. the state or act of going beyond normal, sufficient, or permitted limits. 2. an immoderate or abnormal amount, number, extent, or degree too much or too many: an excess of tolerance. 3. the amount, number, extent, or degree by which one thing exceeds another.
Excess is used to refer to additional amounts of money that need to be paid for services and activities that were not originally planned or taken into account.
more than a particular amount or level: He earns in excess of £60,000 a year. do sth to excess. to do something too much: He occasionally has a beer, but he never drinks to excess. excess. adjective [ always before noun ] uk / ɪkˈses / us. more than is usual or allowed:
1. An excess of something is a larger amount than is needed, allowed, or usual. [...] 2. Excess is used to describe amounts that are greater than what is needed, allowed, or usual. [...] 3. Excess is used to refer to additional amounts of money that need to be paid for services and activities that were not originally planned or taken into account.
