excess

/ik-ˈses/

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French exces, from Late Latin excessus, from Latin, departure, projection, from excedere to exceed

noun

  1. the state or an instance of surpassing usual, proper, or specified limits : superfluity

  2. the amount or degree by which one thing or quantity exceeds another

  3. undue or immoderate indulgence : intemperance; also : an act or instance of intemperance

an excess of 10 bushels

adjective

  1. more than the usual, proper, or specified amount

verb

  1. to eliminate the position of

excessed several teachers because of budget cutbacks