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  • 1Excess — Ex*cess , n. [OE. exces, excess, ecstasy, L. excessus a going out, loss of self possession, fr. excedere, excessum, to go out, go beyond: cf. F. exc[ e]s. See {Exceed}.] 1. The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure… …

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  • 2excess — ex·cess adj: more than a usual or specified amount; specif: additional to an amount specified under another insurance policy excess coverage excess insurance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 3excess — n Excess, superfluity, surplus, surplusage, overplus denote something which goes beyond a limit or bound. Excess applies to whatever exceeds a limit, measure, bound, or accustomed degree {in measure rein thy joy; scant this excess Shak.} {the… …

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  • 4Excess Baggage — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Excess Baggage Título Exceso de equipaje (España e Hispanoamérica) Ficha técnica Dirección Marco Brambilla Dirección artística Richard Hudolin Producción …

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  • 5Excess-3 — binary coded decimal (XS 3), also called biased representation or Excess N, is a numeral system used on some older computers that uses a pre specified number N as a biasing value. It is a way to represent values with a balanced number of positive …

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  • 6Excess reserves — are bank reserves in excess of the reserve requirement set by a central bank (in the United States, a Federal Reserve Bank; in Canada, the Bank of Canada). Holding excess reserves is generally considered costly and uneconomical as no interest is… …

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  • 7Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption — (EPOC, informally called afterburn) is a measurably increased rate of oxygen intake following strenuous activity intended to erase the body s oxygen debt. In historical context the term oxygen debt was popularized to explain or perhaps attempt to …

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  • 8Excess Burden —   [ɪk ses bəːdn; englisch »Zusatzlast«] die, , Finanzwissenschaft: die Wohlfahrtsverluste, die als Folge der Besteuerung über den Kaufkraftentzug (Steuerzahllast) hinaus entstehen, wenn durch die Besteuerung die marktmäßigen Preis und… …

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  • 9excess capacity — ➔ capacity * * * excess capacity UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS, COMMERCE the ability to hold or deal with a larger number of people or things than is needed at the present time: »The airline has shifted some of its excess capacity from Asian to… …

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  • 10excess demand — ➔ demand * * * excess demand UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS a situation in which customers want more of a product or service than is available: excess demand for sth »When there is excess demand for housing, house prices rise quickly …

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