excess

excess: ex·cess adj: more than a usual or specified amount; specif: additional to an amount specified under another insurance policy

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excess: I adjective excessive, exorbitant, extra, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, lavish, more than enough, needless, nimium, overabundant, overflowing, overmuch, profuse, recremental, recrementitial, recrementitious, redundant, spare, superabundant, supererogative, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, undue, unnecessary, unneeded associated concepts: excess fees, excess of jurisdiction, excess profits tax II index balance (amount in excess), boom (prosperity), debauchery, exaggeration, expendable, greed, needless, nonessential, overage, plethora, redundancy, remainder (estate in property), remainder (remaining part), residual, residuary, superfluous, surfeit, surplus, unnecessary, vice

excess: the amount that an insured person has himself to pay towards a claim.

excess: Also known as retention.

In the context of insurance, a fixed amount in the aggregate or per claim that the insured party agrees to pay in relation to each claim made under the insurance policy.

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Synonyms:

Superfluity, redundance, redundancy, superabundance, disproportion, undue amount / Surplus, overplus, remainder / Intemperance, immoderation, over-indulgence, dissoluteness, dissolute behavior or living, dissipation, debauchery / Extravagance, immoderation, overdoing

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Excess — Ex*cess , n. [OE. exces, excess, ecstasy, L. excessus a going out, loss of self possession, fr. excedere, excessum, to go out, go beyond: cf. F. exc[ e]s. See {Exceed}.] 1. The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excess — n Excess, superfluity, surplus, surplusage, overplus denote something which goes beyond a limit or bound. Excess applies to whatever exceeds a limit, measure, bound, or accustomed degree {in measure rein thy joy; scant this excess Shak.} {the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Excess-3 — binary coded decimal (XS 3), also called biased representation or Excess N, is a numeral system used on some older computers that uses a pre specified number N as a biasing value. It is a way to represent values with a balanced number of positive … Wikipedia
excess — [ek ses′, ikses′; ] also, esp.for adj. [, ek′ses΄] n. [ME & OFr exces < L excessus < pp. of excedere: see EXCEED] 1. action or conduct that goes beyond the usual, reasonable, or lawful limit 2. lack of moderation; intemperance;… … English World dictionary
Excess — is a state of something being present beyond a requisite amount. In certain contexts, it has a more specialized meaning:* In insurance, similar to deductible. * In chemistry, describing any reagent that is not the limiting reagent. * Excess is… … Wikipedia
excess — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. exces (14c.) excess, extravagance, outrage, from L. excessus departure, a going beyond the bounds of reason or beyond the subject, from stem of excedere to depart, go beyond (see EXCEED (Cf. exceed)). As an adjective… … Etymology dictionary
excess — [n1] overabundance of something balance, by product, enough, exorbitance, exuberance, fat, fulsomeness, glut, inundation, lavishness, leavings, leftover, luxuriance, nimiety, overdose, overflow, overkill, overload, overmuch, overrun, oversupply,… … New thesaurus
excess — ► NOUN 1) an amount that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable. 2) lack of moderation, especially in eating or drinking. 3) (excesses) outrageous or immoderate behaviour. 4) Brit. a part of an insurance claim to be paid by the insured.… … English terms dictionary
excess — in an insurance policy, excess clauses specify that the policyholder will be responsible for a portion of claims under certain conditions. Glossary of Business Terms The dollar amount by which the equity exceeds the margin requirements in a… … Financial and business terms
excess — ♦♦♦ excesses (The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪkse̱s[/t]]. The adjective is pronounced [[t]e̱kses[/t]].) 1) N VAR: with supp, usu a N of n An excess of something is a larger amount than is needed, allowed, or usual. An excess of houseplants in a small … English dictionary

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