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
  • Rising fuel costs increase production expenses and can feed directly into higher food prices.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • But teams book national revenue at differing amounts on their income statements, based on the timing of payments and gross revenue versus net of league expenses.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of expenses
Noun
  • Many businesses currently rely on superficial metrics like tasks completed, which can obscure hidden errors, rework, poor customer outcomes, and escalating costs.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The city has made no commitments regarding extension agreements, but said the companies could be required to pay all associated costs.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of costs
Noun
  • Meanwhile, hyperscalers have been committing hundreds of billions of dollars a year on capital expenditures to build out AI infrastructure as quickly as possible.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Management now expects to spend between $195 billion and $205 billion on capital expenditures this year and signaled spending will rise again in 2027.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 25 July 2026
Definition of expenditures
Noun
  • 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
  • The All-America survey finds that 60% of those with incomes below $30,000 are reducing their outlays for essentials, compared with just 35% of those with incomes above $100,000.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of outlays
Noun
  • Reports show several six-figure disbursements to Ibanera crypto wallets as well as six-figure receipts from Ibanera crypto wallets.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • Personal loans can be as quick as same day disbursements, but others can take up to five days.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of disbursements
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