[
  {
    "word": "excess",
    "phonetic": "/\u0259k\u02c8s\u025bs/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u0259k\u02c8s\u025bs/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/excess-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2707501",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "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",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The excess of heavy water was given away to the neighbouring country."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "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.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "deductible"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "deficiency"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "More than is normal, necessary or specified.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/excess"
    ]
  }
]