excess
ex·cess (ĭk-sĕsʹ, ĕkʹsĕs')n. 1. The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient: rains that filled the reservoirs to excess. 2. An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus. 3. The amount or degree by which one quantity exceeds another: Profit is the excess of sales over costs. 4. Intemperance; overindulgence: drank to excess. 5. A behavior or an action that exceeds proper or lawful bounds: tried to avoid engaging in emotional excesses such as hysteria and fits of temper.adj. Being more than is usual, required, or permitted: skimming off the excess fat. See Synonyms at superfluous.tr.v. ex·cessed, ex·cess·ing, ex·cess·es To eliminate the job or position of.Idiom:in excess of Greater than; more than: unit sales in excess of 20 million. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin excessus, past participle of excēdere, to exceed. See exceed.]
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