excess

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If an individual makes more money than other individuals then his or her excess is automatically diverted to the State to be equally divided amongst the People.

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  1. noun The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient: rains that filled the reservoirs to excess.
  2. noun An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus.
  3. noun The amount or degree by which one quantity exceeds another: Profit is the excess of sales over costs.
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  • ACTE leaders believe that millions or billions of dollars in the U.S. meetings market could be lost as the unintended result of an unwarranted sense of public awareness regarding corporate excess, which is gaining acceptance as a site-selection parameter. —  TravelDailyNews.com
  • As is so often the case in occasions like this the excess is almost embarrassing, as wines that you might cherish with an entire meal are dumped to make room for the next round. —  The Pour
  • Deleting the excess is a just a few remote clicks. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • I paid about £50 more for my insurance, but the excess is about £200 lower.
  • Some of the sandwiches at the legendary Carnegie Deli in New York feature around a pound of charcuterie - but there the excess is the whole point. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin excessus, past participle of excēdere, to exceed; see exceed.

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  1. from Middle English exces, excess, from Old French execs, French excès = Provencal exces = Spanish exceso = Portuguese excesso = Italian eccesso, from Latin excessus, a departure, going beyond the bounds of reason, going beyond the subject, from excessus, past participle of excedere, exceed: see exceed.
 

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