excess
/ɪkˈses/ adjective [before noun]Definition
› more than is needed, expected, or acceptable: Rents may be lower than ownership costs, meaning renters can invest the excess cash. The machine can generate electricity using excess heat that would otherwise be wasted.
(Definition of excess adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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