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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026ex•cess /ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛksɛs/USA pronunciation n.
- the fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree:[uncountable;in + ~ + of]The cost was in excess of our original estimate.
- the amount or degree by which one thing exceeds another:[countable]an excess of several hundred dollars.
- an extreme amount or degree;
too much:[uncountable]eating to excess.
- [countable] immoderate indulgence, as in eating, drinking, etc.
adj. [before a noun]
- more than or above what is necessary, usual, or specified;
extra;
surplus: excess baggage.
ex•ces•sive, adj.
ex•ces•sive•ly, adv. See -cess-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026ex•cess
(n. ik ses′, ek′ses;adj., v. ek′ses, ik ses′),USA pronunciation n.
- the fact of 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.
- a going beyond what is regarded as customary or proper:to talk to excess.
- immoderate indulgence;
intemperance in eating, drinking, etc.
adj.
- more than or above what is necessary, usual, or specified;
extra:a charge for excess baggage; excess profits.
v.t.
- to dismiss, demote, transfer, or furlough (an employee), esp. as part of a mass layoff.
- Latin excessus departure, digression, equivalent. to exced-, variant stem of excēdere to exceed + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
- Middle English (noun, nominal and adjective, adjectival) 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
excess n /ɪkˈsɛs; ˈɛksɛs/- the state or act of going beyond normal, sufficient, or permitted limits
- an immoderate or abnormal amount, number, extent, or degree too much or too many: an excess of toys
- the amount, number, extent, or degree by which one thing exceeds another
- a quantity of a reagent that is greater than the quantity required to complete a reaction: add an excess of acid
- overindulgence or intemperance
- chiefly Brit a specified contribution towards the cost of a claim, stipulated on certain insurance policies as being payable by the policyholder
- in excess of ⇒ of more than; over
- to excess ⇒ to an inordinate extent; immoderately: he drinks to excess
adj /ˈɛksɛs; ɪkˈsɛs/ (usually prenominal)- more than normal, necessary, or permitted; surplus: excess weight
- payable as a result of previous underpayment: excess postage, an excess fare for a railway journey
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin excessus, from excēdere to go beyond; see exceed
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