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What is "overhead" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does overhead mean in English? Meaning of overhead definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "overhead" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "overhead": the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes

Noun

  • Meaning: the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
  • Synonyms: budget items operating cost operating expense overhead
  • Hypernyms: disbursal disbursement expense

    • Meaning of "overhead": located or originating from above

    Adjective

  • Meaning: located or originating from above
  • Example: an overhead crossing
  • Synonyms: overhead
  • Antonyms: subsurface surface

    • Meaning of "overhead": above your head; in the sky

    Adverb

  • Meaning: above your head; in the sky
  • Example: planes were flying overhead
  • Synonyms: overhead

    • Meaning of "overhead": (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command

    Noun

  • Meaning: (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
  • Synonyms: command overhead command processing overhead command processing overhead time overhead
  • Hypernyms: processing time

    • Meaning of "overhead": above the head; over the head

    Adverb

  • Meaning: above the head; over the head
  • Example: bring the legs together overhead
  • Synonyms: overhead

    • Meaning of "overhead": (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing

    Noun

  • Meaning: (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
  • Synonyms: disk overhead overhead
  • Hypernyms: disc space disk space

    • Meaning of "overhead": a transparency for use with an overhead projector

    Noun

  • Meaning: a transparency for use with an overhead projector
  • Synonyms: overhead viewgraph
  • Hypernyms: foil transparency

    • Meaning of "overhead": (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship

    Noun

  • Meaning: (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
  • Synonyms: overhead
  • Hypernyms: ceiling

    • Meaning of "overhead": a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

    Noun

  • Meaning: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
  • Synonyms: overhead smash
  • Hypernyms: return

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    overhead in English: overhead
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