English-Swedish translations for excess

• överskott ett
  I resolutionen talas det om ?överdrivna överskott?.The resolution talks of 'excessive surpluses'.
  Låt oss emellertid undvika att trötta ut dem med ett överskott av lagstiftning och auktoritet.We must not, however, exhaust them with excess legislation and authority.
  Det måste också genomföras reformer i de länder som har ett omåttligt överskott.Reforms also need to be made in the countries that have excessive surpluses.
• självrisk en

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