Collocations for "excess"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "excess" in context.
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excess
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [weight, baggage, water, food] excess
- an excess of [twelve pounds, hundreds of dollars]
- [lose, shed, remove, trim] fat excess
- has an excess of [weight, enthusiasm]
- has been [smoking, drinking, eating] in excess
- has been [smoking] to excess
- [talked, explained, demonstrated] to excess
- filled the [tank, pool, container] to excess
- [mirrors, represents, highlights] the excess of the media
- bordering on excess
- was in excess of our [expectations, budget]
- his [strength, knowledge, speed] is in excess of mine
- [driving, traveling] in excess of [65 mph, the speed limit]
- in excess of [$40]
- have an excess amount of
- an excess [sum, level, quantity] (of)
- have (no) excess [inventory, stock]
- excess water in the [basement, sink]
- the excess water is coming from
- have excess capacity to [make, handle, serve, fill]
- excess baggage [fees, charges]
- pay for excess baggage
- [shed, lose] your excess weight
- excess body fat
- [trim, cut, file] off the excess [fat, edge]
'excess' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):