excess (noun)

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• excess — ► NOUN 1) an amount that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable. 2) lack of moderation, especially in eating or drinking. 3) (excesses) outrageous or immoderate behaviour. 4) Brit. a part of an insurance claim to be paid by the insured.… …   English terms dictionary

• EXCESS — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index excess noun excess (2), surplus, wordiness adjective excessive, extravagant, heavy, profuse, superfluous, wordy verb …   English dictionary for students

• excess fare — noun Payment for distance travelled beyond, or in a higher class than, that allowed by the ticket • • • Main Entry: ↑excess * * * excess fare UK US noun [countable] [singular excess fare plural …   Useful english dictionary

• excess — noun a) The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; …   Wiktionary

• excess capacity — ➔ capacity * * * excess capacity UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS, COMMERCE the ability to hold or deal with a larger number of people or things than is needed at the present time: »The airline has shifted some of its excess capacity from Asian to… …   Financial and business terms

• excess demand — ➔ demand * * * excess demand UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS a situation in which customers want more of a product or service than is available: excess demand for sth »When there is excess demand for housing, house prices rise quickly …   Financial and business terms

• excess fare — ➔ fare * * * excess fare UK US noun [C] ► an amount of money a passenger has to pay if they do not have the correct ticket: »If you have a season ticket but are riding out of your zone, you will be charged an excess fare …   Financial and business terms

• excess baggage — Ⅰ. excess baggage ► bags, cases, etc. that weigh more than the weight you are allowed to take onto a plane, or the extra money you have to pay for it to be taken: »On the return trip we were charged $80 excess baggage. Main Entry: ↑baggage Ⅱ.… …   Financial and business terms

• excess — noun 1. /əkˈsɛs / (say uhk ses), /ˈɛk / (say ek ) the fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree. 2. /əkˈsɛs / (say uhk ses), /ˈɛk / (say ek ) the amount or degree by which one thing exceeds another. 3. /əkˈsɛs / (say uhk ses), /ˈɛk /… …  

• excess-loss reinsurance — noun : reinsurance by a company agreeing to bear any loss in excess of a stipulated amount often with some maximum limitation compare excess insurance, excess reinsurance …   Useful english dictionary

• excess luggage — or excess baggage noun Luggage above the weight allowed free • • • Main Entry: ↑excess …   Useful english dictionary