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overhead
[ adverb oh-ver-hed; adjective noun oh-ver-hed ]
adverb
There was a cloud overhead.
- so as to be completely submerged or deeply involved:
to plunge overhead in water; to sink overhead in debt.
adjective
an overhead sprinkler system.
- of or relating to the general cost of running a business:
overhead expenses; an overhead charge.
noun
- the general, fixed cost of running a business, as rent, lighting, and heating expenses, which cannot be charged or attributed to a specific product or part of the work operation.
- Accounting. that part of manufacturing costs for which cost per unit produced is not readily assignable.
- (in a hoistway) the distance between the last floor level served and the beam supporting the hoisting sheaves or machinery.
- an overhead compartment, shelf, etc.:
Pillows are in the overhead above each passenger's seat.
- Also called overhead shot. Movies, Television. a shot in which the camera is positioned above the actors, especially directly overhead.
- a ceiling light in a room:
Turn off the overheads when you leave.
- Also called overhead projector. a projector capable of projecting images above and behind the person operating it, thus allowing a lecturer or speaker to remain facing the audience while using it.
- Also called overhead projection. a picture or image projected in this manner:
a lecture enhanced with overheads.
overhead
adjective
- situated or operating above head height or some other reference level
- prenominal inclusive
the overhead price included meals
adverb
- over or above head height, esp in the sky
noun
- a stroke in racket games played from above head height
- ( as modifier )
an overhead smash
- nautical the interior lining above one's head below decks in a vessel
- short for overhead door
- modifier of, concerned with, or resulting from overheads
overhead costs
overhead
- All costs of running a business other than wages paid to production workers or payments for raw material to be used in production. Overhead includes the cost of renting or leasing a store in which business is transacted, the cost of heating a factory, and similar expenses.
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Example Sentences
Videos shared to social media showed helicopters hovering overhead and yellow police tape blocking off the intersection and portions of the mall’s first-floor plaza.
After they started the burn Friday, crews used a drone to get an overhead view of the property and deployed a remote-controlled firefighting vehicle to spray water onto the structure.
Carter’s detailed account of the overhead and rigorous scheduling that go into running a magazine is eye-opening, and makes it pretty easy to see why so many glossies didn’t survive the digital transition.
Today, the radar dishes are gone, the bombers no longer thunder overhead, and the tin hut stands abandoned.
Roughly $900 million of that is direct federal funding for research and projects that include medical and scientific areas and another $200 million covers overhead.
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