Excess
noun
An amount that is more than necessary, or the condition of being more than enough.
I ate to excess at the party.
Often appears as...
- in excess
- excess baggage
adjective
Having more than what is necessary or possible fact.
Excess drinking can cause serious health problems.
Often appears as...
- excess weight
- excess baggage
noun
An extra amount that has to be paid in insurance, apart from the agreed.
My car insurance policy has an excess of $500.
Often appears as...
- insurance excess
- excess fee
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
Extreme indulgence in activities viewed as harmful or immoral.
His lifestyle of excess led to his downfall.
Often appears as...
- excess of wealth
- excess of power
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Disapproving
noun
An amount that is more than necessary, or the condition of being more than enough.
I ate to excess at the party.
Often appears as...
- in excess
- excess baggage
adjective
Having more than what is necessary or possible fact.
Excess drinking can cause serious health problems.
Often appears as...
- excess weight
- excess baggage
noun
An extra amount that has to be paid in insurance, apart from the agreed.
My car insurance policy has an excess of $500.
Often appears as...
- insurance excess
- excess fee
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
Extreme indulgence in activities viewed as harmful or immoral.
His lifestyle of excess led to his downfall.
Often appears as...
- excess of wealth
- excess of power
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Quantitative Context
Use 'excess' when referring to a quantifiable amount, particularly when comparing with a norm or requirement.
The project had an excess of volunteers.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Undertone
'Excess' often carries a negative connotation, implying waste or lack of control.
The city's budget was burdened by excess costs.
Pro Tip 3/3Measurement Avoidance
Avoid using 'excess' when precise measurements are needed; it's typically more general.
The soup contained an excess of salt.
Pro Tip 1/3Quantitative Context
Use 'excess' when referring to a quantifiable amount, particularly when comparing with a norm or requirement.
The project had an excess of volunteers.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Undertone
'Excess' often carries a negative connotation, implying waste or lack of control.
The city's budget was burdened by excess costs.
Pro Tip 3/3Measurement Avoidance
Avoid using 'excess' when precise measurements are needed; it's typically more general.
The soup contained an excess of salt.
Pro Tip 1/3Quantitative Context
Use 'excess' when referring to a quantifiable amount, particularly when comparing with a norm or requirement.
The project had an excess of volunteers.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Undertone
'Excess' often carries a negative connotation, implying waste or lack of control.
The city's budget was burdened by excess costs.
Pro Tip 3/3Measurement Avoidance
Avoid using 'excess' when precise measurements are needed; it's typically more general.
The soup contained an excess of salt.
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How a single-celled...
Aerobic organisms, which can use oxygen for energy, started sopping up some of the excess gas in the atmosphere. The oxygen concentration rose and fell until eventually it reached the approximate 21% we have today. And being able to use the chemical energy in oxygen gave organisms the boost they needed to diversify
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Climate Change 101 with...
device you're using to watch this video or the ability to take a plane halfway around the world it also means we've increased our consumption of natural resources and in turn released a lot of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere now greenhouse gases occurred naturally but in excess can be dangerous to our
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Lessons from death row...
when it was in excess of 80 percent, but we can't explain the decline in death sentences and the affinity for life without the possibility of parole by an erosion of support for the death penalty, because people still support the death penalty. What's happened to cause this phenomenon?
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What does the pancreas...
Having too much or too little sugar can be life threatening, so the pancreas must stay on constant alert. After a big meal, the blood often becomes flushed with sugar. To bring us back to normal, the pancreas releases insulin, which makes the excess sugar move into cells,
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How do steroids affect...
That can mean increased body hair, enlargement of the clitoris, and permanent voice deepening in females. At the same time, excess testosterone-like steroids can cause feminization in males, because the body converts the excess into estrogen.
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Thunderstorms 101 PIPE...
of the atmosphere and cools the earth's surface. Thunderstorms also help regulate the electrical balance between the atmosphere and the planet. As clouds in a thunderstorm develop, excess positive and negative charges form within them.
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What if there were 1...
we need to steeply reduce fossil fuel emissions, and draw down excess CO2 to restore our atmosphere’s balance of greenhouse gases. But what can trees do to help in this fight? And how do they sequester carbon in the first place?
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The role of fractals...
collect the water from the rain angola like many countries in africa has a rainy season as an incision so it's important to collect at the set of water a series of cannons and tanks will collect the excess of water for later
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Peter Attia: What if...
because as medical professionals, we've shed our excess mental baggage and cured ourselves of new idea resistance sufficiently to go back to our original open minds, the courage to throw out yesterday's ideas
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Nature Dates: Jack...
Superb. That's brilliant. So, that's the world's fastest animal. Really?! Yup. Speeds in excess of 200mph. But how can you not find this interesting? I love it.
Video examples
How a single-celled...
Aerobic organisms, which can use oxygen for energy, started sopping up some of the excess gas in the atmosphere. The oxygen concentration rose and fell until eventually it reached the approximate 21% we have today. And being able to use the chemical energy in oxygen gave organisms the boost they needed to diversify
Video examples
Climate Change 101 with...
device you're using to watch this video or the ability to take a plane halfway around the world it also means we've increased our consumption of natural resources and in turn released a lot of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere now greenhouse gases occurred naturally but in excess can be dangerous to our
Video examples
Lessons from death row...
when it was in excess of 80 percent, but we can't explain the decline in death sentences and the affinity for life without the possibility of parole by an erosion of support for the death penalty, because people still support the death penalty. What's happened to cause this phenomenon?
Video examples
What does the pancreas...
Having too much or too little sugar can be life threatening, so the pancreas must stay on constant alert. After a big meal, the blood often becomes flushed with sugar. To bring us back to normal, the pancreas releases insulin, which makes the excess sugar move into cells,
Video examples
How do steroids affect...
That can mean increased body hair, enlargement of the clitoris, and permanent voice deepening in females. At the same time, excess testosterone-like steroids can cause feminization in males, because the body converts the excess into estrogen.
Video examples
Thunderstorms 101 PIPE...
of the atmosphere and cools the earth's surface. Thunderstorms also help regulate the electrical balance between the atmosphere and the planet. As clouds in a thunderstorm develop, excess positive and negative charges form within them.
Video examples
What if there were 1...
we need to steeply reduce fossil fuel emissions, and draw down excess CO2 to restore our atmosphere’s balance of greenhouse gases. But what can trees do to help in this fight? And how do they sequester carbon in the first place?
Video examples
The role of fractals...
collect the water from the rain angola like many countries in africa has a rainy season as an incision so it's important to collect at the set of water a series of cannons and tanks will collect the excess of water for later
Video examples
Peter Attia: What if...
because as medical professionals, we've shed our excess mental baggage and cured ourselves of new idea resistance sufficiently to go back to our original open minds, the courage to throw out yesterday's ideas
Video examples
Nature Dates: Jack...
Superb. That's brilliant. So, that's the world's fastest animal. Really?! Yup. Speeds in excess of 200mph. But how can you not find this interesting? I love it.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Sean Bean
English Actor
I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or unnecessary thoughts. I think it's too exhausting to do that. To put things into perspective - your work is your work, and your leisure time is something else.
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Quentin Tarantino
American Director
Australian genre films were a lot of fun because they were legitimate genre movies. They were real genre films, and they dealt, in a way like the Italians did, with the excess of genre, and that has been an influence on me.
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Mick Jagger
English Singer
The new fashion is to talk about the most private parts of your life; other fashion is to repent of your excesses and to criticize the drugs that made you happy in the other times.
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Rudy Giuliani
American Politician
We have too many politicians who are poll-driven to excess. Polls are important. You've got to know what the public is thinking, but you can't let them drive you completely.
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John Crowe Ransom
American Poet
Till now poets were privileged to insert a certain proportion of nonsense - very far in excess of one-half of one per cent - into their otherwise sober documents.
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Robert Morgan
American Poet
I seem to keep returning to my father in poems because his personality was so extreme, so driven. He did everything to excess.
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Josh Billings
American Comedian
As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.
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Richard Le Gallienne
English Poet
It is the fine excesses of life that make it worth living.
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Julian Bream
British Musician
I have cut away what I call the excess stuff in my life.
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William Blake
English Poet
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
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Sean Bean
English Actor
I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or unnecessary thoughts. I think it's too exhausting to do that. To put things into perspective - your work is your work, and your leisure time is something else.
Quote examples
Quentin Tarantino
American Director
Australian genre films were a lot of fun because they were legitimate genre movies. They were real genre films, and they dealt, in a way like the Italians did, with the excess of genre, and that has been an influence on me.
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Mick Jagger
English Singer
The new fashion is to talk about the most private parts of your life; other fashion is to repent of your excesses and to criticize the drugs that made you happy in the other times.
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Rudy Giuliani
American Politician
We have too many politicians who are poll-driven to excess. Polls are important. You've got to know what the public is thinking, but you can't let them drive you completely.
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John Crowe Ransom
American Poet
Till now poets were privileged to insert a certain proportion of nonsense - very far in excess of one-half of one per cent - into their otherwise sober documents.
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Robert Morgan
American Poet
I seem to keep returning to my father in poems because his personality was so extreme, so driven. He did everything to excess.
Quote examples
Josh Billings
American Comedian
As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.
Quote examples
Richard Le Gallienne
English Poet
It is the fine excesses of life that make it worth living.
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Julian Bream
British Musician
I have cut away what I call the excess stuff in my life.
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William Blake
English Poet
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
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