excess
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4.1
- adjective
- /ɪkˈsɛs/
:
excesivo
- Local governments had the right to invest any excess profits in infrastructure, public services, or whatever.
- excess fat
- excess alcohol
- excess water
And that is excess grains and processed sugars.
- And that is excess grains and processed sugars.
- OK, now let's get rid of this excess powder.
- I'm just going to use the excess fingers as well.
Examples
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Poor fuel efficiency due to excess wind resistance.
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You have 16 pounds excess baggage, Mr. Gibbons.
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This feels like excess pressure.
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What do you do with your excess energy?
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Young men and all their excess energy, they need a place to burn it off.
Fiction book (1998) -
My plane will get you to New York on time... With your excess luggage.
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All that excess flab must put a terrible strain on your heart.
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Though Jeremy's body had shed its excess pounds, his face had not changed.
Fiction book (2001) -
The original device had the potential to exert excess pressure on the urethra and could sometimes fail.
Academic text (2008) -
Many people struggle with their excess weight after the holidays.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
More than is needed or expected
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3.3
A large amount of something, more than you need
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7.7
A much larger amount than people need or can manage
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5.9
An extra amount made beyond what is needed
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5.7
Too much of something that is not needed
3
6.8
An amount of money or goods that is more than expected
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3.4
More than what is needed or wanted
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7.9
A very large amount of something that is more than needed
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8.7
An amount that is more than needed or useful
Extra things or words that are not needed
An amount that is more than is needed, often extra food or goods
Antonyms
Compounds
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Excess comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and cedere 'to go', the same root you see in exceed. So if something is excess, it has 'gone beyond' what is necessary or allowed and is a surplus.