Overhead Definition

ōvər-hĕd
overheads
adjective
Located or operating above the level of the head.
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Designating a door, as of a garage, that moves into place overhead when opened.
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In the sky.
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Having to do with the overhead of a business.
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On a higher level, with reference to related objects.
A machine with an overhead drive.
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noun
overheads
The general, continuing costs involved in running a business, as of rent, maintenance, utilities, etc.
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The ceiling of a compartment.
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The top surface in an enclosed space of a ship.
American Heritage
Something, such as a light fixture, that is located above head height.
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A type of shot, as in tennis, made with a hard, overhead stroke.
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adverb
Above the level of the head; aloft.
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Other Word Forms of Overhead

Noun

Singular:
overhead
Plural:
overheads

Origin of Overhead

  • over- +"Ž head

    From Wiktionary

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