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excess
[ noun ik-ses, ek-ses; adjective, verb ek-ses, ik-ses ]
/ noun ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk sɛs; adjective, verb ˈɛk sɛs, ɪkˈsɛs /
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noun
adjective
more than or above what is necessary, usual, or specified; extra: a charge for excess baggage; excess profits.
verb (used with object)
to dismiss, demote, transfer, or furlough (an employee), especially as part of a mass layoff.
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Origin of excess
1350–1400; Middle English (noun and adj.) <Latin excessus departure, digression, equivalent to exced-, variant stem of excēdere to exceed + -tus suffix of v. action
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British Dictionary definitions for excess
excess
noun (ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛksɛs)
adjective (ˈɛksɛs, ɪkˈsɛs) (usually prenominal)
more than normal, necessary, or permitted; surplusexcess weight
payable as a result of previous underpaymentexcess postage; an excess fare for a railway journey
Word Origin for excess
C14: from Latin excessus, from excēdere to go beyond; see exceed
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Other Idioms and Phrases with excess
excess
see carry too far (to excess); in excess of.
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