adj
(sports and gaming, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.
v
To care for (someone), usually excessively or in an overly emotional manner.
n
(mathematics, combinatorics) A position in a permutation occupied by a value greater than the position number.
n
The extent to which an action, activity or substance exceeds a limit set by recommended practice, legislation, etc.
n
Alternative form of exceedance [The extent to which an action, activity or substance exceeds a limit set by recommended practice, legislation, etc.]
v
(US, transitive) To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.
n
(business, economics) The return that exceeds the risk-free return.
n
An act or state of exceeding something; excess.
n
(colloquial) The absolute limit; behaviour that is beyond acceptability; a person displaying such behaviour
v
to talk up; to promote extravagantly
v
(transitive, now rare) To represent or talk about with hyperbole.
adj
(finance) Increased through hyperinflation.
v
To stabilize to a greater than normal extent
n
An extra repetition of an action beyond what is needed.
adv
More than is necessary or than expected.
v
Alternative spelling of overapproximate [(transitive) To form an overapproximation of.]
n
Alternative spelling of overapproximation [An approximation that is higher than the true value.]
v
To treat as more significant than is deserved.
adj
Alternative form of overgreedy [Greedy to excess.]
n
(finance) speculative hedging for an excessive amount
adj
Alternative form of overpartial [Being overly partial; unduly partial.]
adj
Alternative spelling of over the top (see usage notes). [(idiomatic) Bold; beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; outrageous.]
v
(intransitive) To be too abundant or plentiful.
n
action and effect of accumulating capital without productive purposes.
n
A state of being more than one ought to be.
n
The act of overapplying.
n
Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent.
n
The excessive provision of banks
n
The use of more bias current in an analog magnetic recorder than is required for maximum sensitivity.
adj
Having had more seats or tickets sold or guaranteed then were available.
adj
(finance) Of a stock or commodity market condition: where there has been significant trading bidding up prices to higher levels, levels which seem overextended or excessive on a short-term basis.
adj
(real estate) Overdeveloped.
n
The action of overburning; excessive burning.
n
A capacity for the production of a commodity or product that is in excess of what is needed
v
(transitive) To caution excessively.
v
To treat as more significant or praiseworthy than is deserved.
n
The act or process of charging excessively
v
(transitive) To civilize excessively.
n
Alternative spelling of overcommittal [(rare) overcommitment]
v
To consolidate too much.
n
One who consumes too much.
n
Practice of overcontributing.
n
(rare) Excessive cutting.
n
delivering more than was requested
n
excessive demand; demand for more than is available
n
A deviation from a target that results in more of something than was desired.
v
(medicine) To diagnose something that never would have led to symptoms.
v
To duplicate excessively
adj
For which too many people have enrolled.
n
An excessive expenditure
v
(transitive) To fear excessively; to be too afraid of.
n
Alternative form of overfertilization [Excessive fertilization; the overuse of fertilizer.]
n
(statistics) The action of the verb overfit.
n
Function beyond what is needed or desired.
v
To glorify excessively; to praise too much.
n
The brush used in overgraining.
n
Alternative spelling of over-hedging [(finance) speculative hedging for an excessive amount]
v
Alternative form of overindustrialize [(transitive) To industrialize to an excessive degree.]
adj
Inhabited by too large a population.
n
The act of insuring something for too great a value.
n
Excessive investment, especially in one particular area
v
(transitive) To laud excessively; to overpraise.
adj
(economics) Subject to excessive leverage
adj
(computing) Having purchased more licences than are legally required.
adj
(rare) Going beyond the limits.
n
(economics) Excessive liquidity
adj
of a word, having multiple meanings depending on context
v
(obsolete, nonce word, transitive) To outnumber.
adj
Supplied with too many officers.
v
To provide an excessive amount of parental attention and protection to one's children.
n
the act of overperforming
n
Placement over or above others.
n
That which remains beyond what is necessary or required; a surplus.
n
The production of more of a commodity than can be used or sold.
adj
Given a programme or schedule of too many activities.
v
To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle
v
To ask too many questions.
adj
Having more resources than necessary or desirable.
n
The act of one who oversamples.
v
(transitive) To sensationalize too much.
n
(finance) Excessive or very risky speculation.
v
(rare) To starve too much.
n
An excessive stock; a surplus or glut.
adj
Having personnel in excess of that prescribed by a table of organization.
v
To supplement excessively
adj
Visited too often, or by too many people.
adj
Having too many weapons; overarmed.
v
(ergative) To think too highly or arrogantly of (oneself).
v
To spread resources too thin
n
An act of doing more than is required.
v
(obsolete, rare) To overpraise; to praise highly.
v
(transitive, figuratively) To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
n
Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
adj
(of a retirement plan) Having a significant portion of the plan assets allocated to key employees to the detriment of lower-wage employees.
n
(uncountable, dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.
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