Meaning & Definition of Overhead in English
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Overhead
/oʊvərhɛd/
noun
1. The expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance)
- It does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
synonym:
- operating expense,
- operating cost,
- overhead,
- budget items
2. (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
synonym:
- command processing overhead time,
- command processing overhead,
- command overhead,
- overhead
3. (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
synonym:
- disk overhead,
- overhead
4. A transparency for use with an overhead projector
synonym:
- viewgraph,
- overhead
5. (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
synonym:
- overhead
6. A hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
synonym:
- overhead,
- smash
adjective
1. Located or originating from above
- "An overhead crossing"
synonym:
- overhead
adverb
1. Above your head
- In the sky
- "Planes were flying overhead"
synonym:
- overhead
2. Above the head
- Over the head
- "Bring the legs together overhead"
synonym:
- overhead
Examples of using
The helicopter is hovering overhead.