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# excess

noun (an excess, excesses; also uncountable); adjective

«excess» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An amount that is more than is needed, allowed or usual. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/#m1)
2. in excess of: more than. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/#m2)
3. (adjective) Extra; more than needed: "excess baggage". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/#m3)
4. (UK, Australia) The amount you pay yourself in an insurance claim before the insurer pays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths: "the excess" is the amount over a limit: if the limit is 20 and you have 25, the excess is 5. In cooking: "pour off the excess fat". Phrases: in excess of, to excess, excess baggage.

### Examples

- Pour off the excess water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/#x1)
- The lorry was in excess of its weight limit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/#x2)
- We had to pay for excess baggage at the airport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/#x3)
- If the limit is 30 and there are 34, the excess is 4. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/#x4)
- Eating sweets to excess is bad for your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/#x5)
- Wipe off the excess paint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/#x6)
- The first-born of these was beautiful beyond compare, whereat the Queen was so very glad, that those present were afraid that her excess of joy would do her harm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/#x7)

### Note

Adjective: excessive (too much). Verb: exceed. Said "ek-SESS" or "EK-sess". Maths: excess = amount − limit (subtract). "In excess of 100" means more than 100.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «excess» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«excess» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/excess.html) on Mova free.