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0 an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable:
An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing.
They both eat to excess (= too much).
There will be an increase in tax for those earning in excess of (= more than) twice the national average wage.
For many years people were trying to escape the excesses (= cruel actions) of the junta.
As for shoes, her excesses (= the large number she owned) were well known.
1 a part of the cost of an accident, injury, etc. that you agree to pay yourself when you buy insurance:
2 extra:
3 an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable:
4 more than is necessary; too much:
excess baggage
5 an amount that is more than is needed, expected, or acceptable:
If you retire having saved more than £1.4m you will face a one-off 33% tax charge on the excess.
Any excess over these expenses represents profit attributable to shareholders.
excess of sth There is still, in many industries, an excess of productive capacity.
6 a part of the cost of an accident, injury, etc. that you agree to pay yourself when you buy insurance:
7 more than:
8 more than is needed, expected, or acceptable: