YourDictionary

overhead

Overhead means something coming from above or the operating costs of a business. (noun)

  1. An example of overhead is the light of the stars.
  2. An example of overhead is the amount of money used to run a company.

Overhead means relating to the operating costs of a business. (adjective)

An example of overhead used as an adjective is the phrase "overhead projections," which means how much money a company thinks it will use in an upcoming month, term or year.

YourDictionary Definitions. Copyright © 2012 by LoveToKnow Corp.

See overhead in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See overhead in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Learn more about overhead

link/cite print suggestion box