Complete Definition of "overhead"

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English

Pronunciation
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Etymology
over + head

Adjective
en-adj

  1. located above, especially over the head

#:Place your luggage in the overhead bins.

  1. finance of, or relating to the operating expenses of a business

#:They tried to reduce overhead costs.

Noun
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  1. finance uncountable the operating expenses of a business — everything except labour and materials
  2. uncountable more generally, any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to the progress or outcome of the project or activity.
  3. countable an overhead projector; or the image sheet projected by one

Adverb
en-adv

  1. above one's head;in the sky

#:Birds flying overhead.

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