commitment vs excess

commitment

noun
  • The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail. 

  • The trait of sincerity and focused purpose. 

  • The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review. 

  • State of being pledged or engaged. 

  • Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution. 

  • Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially 

  • Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons. 

  • Perpetration as in a crime or mistake. 

  • Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date. 

excess

adj
  • More than is normal, necessary or specified. 

verb
  • To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work. 

noun
  • An act of eating or drinking more than enough. 

  • 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. 

  • The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder. 

  • The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper. 

  • A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim. 

How often have the words commitment and excess occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )