excess

/ɪkˈses/ noun

Definition

› [U, no plural] more of something than is usual or needed: An excess of oil on the markets has caused prices to fall sharply.

in excess of sth › more than a particular amount or level: He earns in excess of £60,000 a year.

do sth to excess › to do something too much: He occasionally has a beer, but he never drinks to excess.

(Definition of excess noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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