excess
pronunciation
How to pronounce excess in British English:
UK [ɪkˈses , ˈekses]
How to pronounce excess in American English:
US [ɪkˈses , ˈekses]
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- Noun:
- a quantity much larger than is needed
- immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- the state of being more than full
- excessive indulgence
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- Adjective:
- more than is needed, desired, or required
Word Origin
- excess (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French exces (14c.) "excess, extravagance, outrage," from Latin excessus "departure, a going beyond the bounds of reason or beyond the subject," from stem of excedere "to depart, go beyond" (see exceed). As an adjective from late 15c.
Example
- 1. Yet more remote is elimination of excess capacity .
- 2. You 've been conditioned to feel ashamed of excess .
- 3. Never spend in excess of your income .
- 4. Most of it excess smoke from burning fields and clearing forests .
- 5. That is allowing companies to liquidate excess inventories .