Definition of overhead
: above one's head : aloft
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Examples of overhead in a Sentence
A chandelier hung directly overhead.
People were making noise in the balcony overhead.
Recent Examples of overhead from the Web
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Maybe she got overwhelmed by the planes flying overhead?
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The album starts with drones flying overhead snapping pics, lots of video crews documenting everything, and photographers and hypebeasts snapping away.
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House Republicans are preparing to endorse President Donald Trump’s plan for a military parade in the nation’s capital, with warfighting vehicles rolling down city streets and planes flying overhead.
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An Associated Press reporter in Riyadh heard three loud explosions overhead just before sunset Wednesday.
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At the center of the mass of celebrators was a bonfire being fueled by whatever the crowd could manage pass along, including a large tree branch that was handed overhead from person to person to feed the fire.
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But the real water worry isn't overhead, but rather underfoot: The depletion of the Ogallala aquifer that has made farming in the desert possible for 100 years has farmers making every drop of water count.
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Correspondent Carter Evans got a view of the area flying overhead.
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But when an aircraft carrier approaches overhead, the group rises and converges on the ship—and detonates.
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First Known Use of overhead
15th century
Definition of overhead
1 a
: operating, lying, or coming from above
b
: having the driving part above the part driven
- valves operated by an overhead camshaft
2
: of or relating to overhead
- overhead costs
Recent Examples of overhead from the Web
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Hobbs also replaced the standard overhead doors with Craftsman-style doors.
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There’s also the strength test, adds Marker, in which male participants must complete one overhead press with a kettlebell weighing half of their bodyweight, and female participants must do the same with a bell that's one-third of their bodyweight.
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Merritt’s partner, José Zayas, a theatre director, had the idea for overhead projections that tie the fifty songs together with the selection of a hundred or so of his collectibles onstage.
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According to a news release, a cathedral roof element will connect new north and south pavilion entrances, and glass overhead doors will allow the space to be opened or closed, as needed.
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The garage’s overhead door was closed, police reported.
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The production didn’t include video screens or mirrors to provide an overhead view of the ensemble’s routines.
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Several of the overhead fluorescent light banks are covered with a thin, blue material that mutes the harshness of the lighting for a student with sensitivity issues.
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Young argued that the county issued a permit to him last year to repair the building’s septic system and overhead electrical meter, so this should be no different.
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First Known Use of overhead
1682
Examples of overhead in a Sentence
Her company has very little overhead.
Recent Examples of overhead from the Web
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Those cables often run beneath roads, and the vibration of traffic overhead introduces noise into the line that interferes with measurements, and must constantly be cancelled out.
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The cabin was pale, dark and sad—décor and equipment stripped out, seats and overhead bins looking dated and dusty.
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Cheaper fares, bigger overhead bins, and investments by airlines in newer planes were some of the factors fueling the increase in customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2018 North America Airline Satisfaction Study, released Wednesday.
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Blieden owns the building, which helps with the overhead and gives them the means to grow.
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The mom gets on the plane and sees the overhead bins have A BUNCH OF SPACE.
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The one where you board last and have no access to overhead bins?
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Besides the rock music that played softly from a radio station overhead and the soft chatter of a customer in the check-out line, the store was quiet.
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Beam's business model means 90 percent of donations go to the members' work schemes, with the remainder paying for Beam's overheads and staff of five.
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First Known Use of overhead
1907
Other Business Terms
Financial Definition of OVERHEAD
overhead
What It Is
Overhead refers to the ongoing operating expenses necessary to running a business, but are not attributed to a specific business activity. Also referred to as "indirect costs."
How It Works
Generally, overhead expenses include expenses that do not directly generate revenues, such as labor and materials, but are needed to maintain the business operations. Overhead expenses include expenses such as accounting, advertising, depreciation, insurance, interest, legal, rent, repairs, office supplies, taxes, information and communications, utilities, research and development, customer relations and service, and travel. These overhead expenses are listed on the company's income statement.
Why It Matters
Overhead costs are considered fixed costs, that is, they do not rise or fall directly with the cost of goods sold. Overhead costs are important to monitor and control. Since they are not directly related to revenues, they can become a larger share of the total expenses and burden a company, soaking up net income and profits.
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OVERHEAD Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of overhead for English Language Learners
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: above someone's head : in the sky or space above someone
Definition of overhead for English Language Learners
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: costs for rent, heat, electricity, etc., that a business must pay and that are not related to what the business sells
OVERHEAD Defined for Kids
Definition of overhead for Students
: above someone's head : in the sky or space above someone
- A chandelier hung directly overhead.
Definition of overhead for Students
: placed in the space above someone
- an overhead light
Definition of overhead for Students
: the general expenses (as for rent or heat) of a business
Law Dictionary
legal Definition of overhead
: business expenses (as rent or insurance) not chargeable to a particular part of the work or product
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