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   exceed

   /ɪkˈsiːd/

   verb

   • 1. be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing): "production costs have exceeded £60,000"
   • ▪ go beyond what is allowed or stipulated by (a set limit): "the Tribunal's decision clearly exceeds its powers under the statute" Similar be more thanbe greater thanbe overrun overgo overgo beyondovershootoverreachpasstopOpposite fall short of
   • ▪ be better than; surpass: "economic growth exceeded expectations this year" Similar surpassoutdooutstripoutshineoutclasstranscendtopcapbeatbe greater thanbe superior tobe better thango one better thanbetterpasseclipseovershadowput in the shadeput to shameinformal:bestleave standingbe head and shoulders abovebe a cut abovearchaic:extinguishoutrivaloutvie

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘go over a boundary or specified point’): from Old French exceder, from Latin excedere, from ex- ‘out’ + cedere ‘go’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. exceedance noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • C

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   • E

     1

   • E

     1

   • D

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