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
  • The bank had expected profit to decline on the back of higher raw material and tea leaf costs, as well as expenses related to the company’s vending machine business.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Build Reserves For Economic Uncertainty Have an emergency fund that covers your company expenses for six months in case of unexpected economic fluctuations.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of expenses
Noun
  • Governments need to treat volatility as a risk alongside currency fluctuations, interest rates, and credit costs.
    — Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • All across Arkansas, workers in health care, logistics, manufacturing, and education are organizing to confront rising living costs and demand fair compensation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of costs
Noun
  • In the eyes of rival executives, Moreno opted for the flashy purchase over steady, incremental expenditures.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • When scaled across hundreds of millions of users, those fractions add up to massive daily expenditures.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of expenditures
Noun
  • Entertainment and retail subscriptions now account for roughly 43% of total subscription outlays.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Transfer outlays of £36million, the Welsh club’s summer spend on seven new faces, can do that, especially if this comes on the back of £38m being spent across two windows last season.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of outlays
Noun
  • Following a confusing rollout of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s loan changes, some students couldn’t pay bills over summer, stoking fears about fall semester disbursements.
    — Erin Rode, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Under this contract, the district has the authority to make contributions and request disbursements.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of disbursements
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“Overheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheads. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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