exceed
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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to be greater, as in quantity or degree.
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to surpass others; excel or be superior.
verb
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to be superior to (a person or thing), esp in size or quality; excel
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(tr) to go beyond the limit or bounds of
to exceed one's income
exceed a speed limit
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to be greater in degree or quantity than (a person or thing)
Other Word Forms
- exceedable adjective
- exceeder noun
- superexceed verb (used without object)
- unexceedable adjective
- unexceeded adjective
Etymology
Origin of exceed
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English exceden, from Latin excēdere “to go out, go beyond”; equivalent to ex- 1 + cede
Example Sentences
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An alarming nugget buried in the Treasury Department’s annual report External link on the federal government’s books from the last fiscal year: Its long-term liabilities exceed its expected revenue by tens of trillions of dollars.
From Barron's
Yields on Treasurys are often on par with — or even exceed — CD rates, particularly for short-term options.
From MarketWatch
The company said that semiconductor device volumes reached 8.4 million units, exceeding that of boards and modules for the first time.
If the maximum pressure is exceeded, the helium escapes—a process known in industry parlance as “boil-off.”
Redemption demands by wealthy investors at a half dozen nontraded private credit funds have exceeded fund limits and have been only partially fulfilled.
From Barron's
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