excesses

Noun

excess (countable and uncountable, plural excesses)

1. The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
   • The excess of heavy water was given away to the neighbouring country.

   Synonyms:

   overage, superabundance, surplus

   Antonyms:

   deficiency, lack, shortage

2. The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
   • The difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.
3. An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
   • And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ephesians 5:18
4. Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
5. (UK) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.

   Synonyms:

   deductible

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