overheads

noun

plural of overhead
as in expenses

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheads
  1. expenses
  2. costs
  3. expenditures
  4. outlays
  5. disbursements
Noun
  • Operating expenses fell 2%, owing to lower restructuring costs.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The program covers up to 80% of the costs to rent and provides $10,000 grants to cover the costs of things like permit fees and insurance expenses.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of expenses
Noun
  • The builder earlier paused construction and marketing activities in one of the country’s most luxurious residential condominium projects as construction costs surged.
    — Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Low labor costs, a large French-speaking workforce and relatively weak unions have made Morocco an attractive outsourcing destination for international companies, particularly French firms seeking to reduce costs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of costs
Noun
  • By that reading, this week’s slide might have had less to do with investors concerned about AI capital expenditures post-earnings, and more with investors taking profits before the event.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Filmmaking is big business in Illinois, with expenditures in the state reaching a record $703 million in 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Film.
    — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of expenditures
Noun
  • Meanwhile, outlays by those in the bottom 80% were unchanged after inflation.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The company still expects capital expenditures in excess of $25 billion this year, and executives are now predicting even larger outlays going forward.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Definition of outlays
Noun
  • One of the Larson’s campaign recent disbursements was labeled an in-kind voter list to Count on Connecticut.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Some hospitals that provide emergency medical services but not trauma care, including Catalina Island Health and MLK hospital, are pushing for the county to help them by providing recurring disbursements of Measure B funds.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of disbursements
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