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excessing

excessing is the present participle and gerund of excess.

Meaning of excess

Verb

excess (third-person singular simple present excesses, present participle excessing, simple past and past participle excessed)

  1. (US, transitive) To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.
    • In 2006, I was excessed because my program had to make a few cuts and a new, inexperienced supervisor decided that he couldn’t handle a knowledgeable older teacher so he removed me.2008 May 3, “When New York Teachers Don’t Teach”, in New York Times

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Questions about excessing

What is excessing the present participle and gerund of?
Excessing is the present participle and gerund of excess.

Words near excessing in the dictionary

  1. excess kurtosis
  2. excess return
  3. excess returns
  4. excessed
  5. excesses
  6. excessing
  7. excession
  8. excessions
  9. excessive
  10. excessive number
  11. excessive numbers

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