excess baggage

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Definitions of excess baggage words

noun excess baggage luggage exceeding weight allowance 1
noun excess baggage sth surplus or burdensome 1
uncountable noun excess baggage On an aeroplane journey, excess baggage is luggage that is larger or weighs more than your ticket allows, so that you have to pay extra to take it on board. 0
uncountable noun excess baggage You can use excess baggage to talk about problems or events from someone's past which you think still worry them, especially when you think these things make it difficult for the person to cope or develop. 0
noun excess baggage (literally travel) Luggage which exceeds the allowable size or weight (as for an airline flight or train trip), and for which an extra fee must therefore be paid. 0
noun excess baggage (Idiomatic) Something or someone not needed or not wanted; something or someone of little use or importance; something or someone considered burdensome. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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