excess
part of speech
noun (an excess, excesses; also uncountable); adjective
meaning for a pupil
1) An amount that is more than is needed, allowed or usual. tree →
2) in excess of: more than. tree →
3) (adjective) Extra; more than needed: "excess baggage". tree →
4) (UK, Australia) The amount you pay yourself in an insurance claim before the insurer pays. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: "the excess" is the amount over a limit: if the limit is 20 and you have 25, the excess is 5. In cooking: "pour off the excess fat". Phrases: in excess of, to excess, excess baggage.
examples
- Pour off the excess water. tree →
- The lorry was in excess of its weight limit. tree →
- We had to pay for excess baggage at the airport. tree →
- If the limit is 30 and there are 34, the excess is 4. tree →
- Eating sweets to excess is bad for your teeth. tree →
- Wipe off the excess paint. tree →
- The first-born of these was beautiful beyond compare, whereat the Queen was so very glad, that those present were afraid that her excess of joy would do her harm. tree →
note
Adjective: excessive (too much). Verb: exceed. Said "ek-SESS" or "EK-sess". Maths: excess = amount − limit (subtract). "In excess of 100" means more than 100.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «excess» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.