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Overhead is defined as something coming from above or the operating costs of a business.

(noun)

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

The definition of overhead is 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.

See overhead in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

1. located or operating above the level of the head
2. ☆ designating a door, as of a garage, that moves into place overhead when opened
in the sky
on a higher level, with reference to related objects: a machine with an overhead drive
having to do with the overhead of a business
Sports made with a downward motion from above the head: an overhead stroke

noun

the general, continuing costs involved in running a business, as of rent, maintenance, utilities, etc.
Navy the ceiling of a compartment
Sports a type of shot, as in tennis, made with a hard, overhead stroke

adverb

above the level of the head; aloft

See overhead in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Located, functioning, or originating from above.
Of or relating to the operating expenses of a business.

noun

The operating expenses of a business, including the costs of rent, utilities, interior decoration, and taxes, exclusive of labor and materials.
Nautical The top surface in an enclosed space of a ship.
Something, such as a light fixture, that is located above head height.
Sports A stroke in a game, such as tennis or badminton, that is made with a hard downward motion from above the head.
a. An overhead projector.
b. The image projected by an overhead projector.

adverb (ōˌvər-hĕdˈ)

Over or above the level of the head; high or higher up: look overhead.

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