English-Dutch translations for excess

• eigen risico
• exces
  Dit is de beste manier om excessen te vermijden. This is the best way to avoid excesses.
  In de resolutie wordt gesproken van 'excessieve overschotten'. The resolution talks of 'excessive surpluses'.
  Hierdoor kunnen op zijn minst sommige excessen worden gecorrigeerd. It could at least correct some of the excesses.
• overtreffen
• surplus
  Ik zou er nog eens aan willen herinneren dat we in de landbouwuitgaven thans een surplus hebben van 1, 3 miljard ecu. I might remind you once again that expenditure on agriculture is ECU 1300 million in excess at present.
• teveel
  Ierland geeft immers niet teveel uit. Ireland does not spend excessively.
  Een teveel aan bureaucratie moet daarbij beslist worden voorkomen. It will be absolutely essential to avoid excessive bureaucracy in this.
  Dat lijkt mij een beetje teveel van het goede.To me, frankly, these requests seem somewhat excessive.
• uitspatting
• uitwas

Definition of excess

• The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper
• The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder
• An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation
• Spherical excess, the 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
• More than is normal, necessary or specified
• To declare surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work

Examples

• The excess of heavy water was given away to the neighbouring country
• The difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.

Related words

• excessive
• excessiveness
• excessively
• excess baggage
• excess of loss
• excess mandate
• excess capacity
• excess hair
• excess burden