Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 6 compound words that contain excess. The most common are listed below. Open excess in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- excess baggageLuggage which exceeds the allowable size or weight (as for an airline flight or train trip), and for which an extra fee must therefore be paid.
- excess returnThe return that exceeds the risk-free return.
- excess returnsplural of excess return: The return that exceeds the risk-free return.
- spherical excessThe amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
- excess kurtosisKurtosis minus 3; the difference between the kurtosis of a given distribution and the kurtosis of a normal distribution.
- excess kurtosesplural of excess kurtosis: Kurtosis minus 3; the difference between the kurtosis of a given distribution and the kurtosis of a normal distribution.
- refractory anaemia with excess blastsOne of the myelodysplastic syndromes, namely having between 5-20% myeloblasts in the bone marrow; by the WHO further subdivided into RAEB-1 and RAEB-2, with 5-9% and 10-19% blasts, respectively.
Compound words 6
- excessiveExceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.
- overexcessA particularly excessive quantity, amount or number; a vast excess of something; the state of being overexcessive.
- nonexcessNot excess.
- sexcessSexual excess.
- excessionAn act or state of exceeding something; excess.
- excessionsplural of excession: An act or state of exceeding something; excess.