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excess

/ɪkˈsɛs/ /ɪkˈsɛs/
noun
  1. 1
    fazlalık, fazla miktaruncountable

    An amount that is more than necessary, wanted or allowed.

    • An excess of sugar in your diet is bad for your teeth.
      Beslenmenizdeki şeker fazlalığı dişleriniz için kötüdür.
    • The company's profits were in excess of ten million dollars.
      Şirketin kârı on milyon doları aştı.
  2. 2
    aşırılık, ölçüsüzlükuncountable

    The habit of eating, drinking or doing something too much.

    • Doctors warn people not to drink to excess.
      Doktorlar insanları aşırı içki içmemeleri konusunda uyarır.
    • He ate to excess at the party and felt ill.
      Partide aşırı yedi ve kendini kötü hissetti.
  3. 3
    muafiyet, sigorta muafiyeticountable Insurance

    The amount you must pay yourself before an insurance company pays the rest.

    • Our car insurance has an excess of 250 pounds.
      Araç sigortamızın 250 sterlinlik bir muafiyeti var.
    • If you choose a higher excess, your insurance will cost less.
      Daha yüksek bir muafiyet seçerseniz sigortanız daha ucuza gelir.

Synonyms

surplusoverabundanceoversupply

Antonyms

Collocations

in excess ofto excessan excess ofexcesses of the past

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