overheads

plural of overhead

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheads
Noun
  • Different food hubs help farmers cut expenses by providing a variety of resources, such as warehousing, transportation and delivery, education, marketing, contract management and some even provide supplies to farmers.
    Cristina LaRue, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Over the last 18 months, costs have risen around 20%, largely due to inflation and labor costs, but tariffs implemented earlier this year have also added to higher operational expenses.
    Amalia Roy, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Many young consumers, already juggling high costs for food, rent, and education, and crushed by an unsympathetic labor market, are entering adulthood with the self-care budget of a socialite twice their age.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The Water Utilities has to study demographics and costs once the first two questions are answered.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Federal Reserve estimates tariffs are contributing five-tenths or six-tenths to the core personal consumption expenditures price index, the central bank's preferred measure of inflation, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said last week.
    Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Bonds ask for a specific dollar amount and can be used for capital expenditures such as new schools and facility buildings, technology infrastructure, safety improvements, school buses and equipment.
    Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Congressional Budget Office in January estimated outlays of more than $100 billion for the program in 2025, though the actual spending this year is uncertain due to recent budget shifts and the ongoing government shutdown.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Existing data centers need to be upgraded to handle AI workloads, leading to the giant outlays, said Melissa Otto, head of research for investment research service S&P Global Visible Alpha.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The states argue that the USDA’s shifting instructions—first reducing payments by 50 percent and then by 35 percent—create serious administrative risks that could lead to incorrect or delayed food-aid disbursements.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • However, the disbursements are expected to be delayed, likely hurting consumer spending this month.
    Sean Conlon,Pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Overheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheads. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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