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overhead

  (ō'vər-hĕd') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Located, functioning, or originating from above.
  2. Of or relating to the operating expenses of a business.
n.
  1. The operating expenses of a business, including the costs of rent, utilities, interior decoration, and taxes, exclusive of labor and materials.
  2. Nautical. The top surface in an enclosed space of a ship.
  3. Something, such as a light fixture, that is located above head height.
  4. Sports. A stroke in a game, such as tennis or badminton, that is made with a hard downward motion from above the head.
    1. An overhead projector.
    2. The image projected by an overhead projector.
adv. (ō'vər-hĕd')

Over or above the level of the head; high or higher up: look overhead.


 
 

(1) The amount of processing time used by system software, such as the operating system, TP monitor or database manager.

(2) In communications, the additional codes transmitted for control and error checking, which take more time to process.



 

A reference in accounting to all costs not including or related to direct labor, materials, or administration costs.

Investopedia Says:
A very ambiguous term unless a modifier is added. A commonly used expression is manufacturing overhead.


 

Indirect expenses of running a business not directly associated with a particular item or service sold. For example, wages paid to factory workers and the cost of production materials are direct costs. Electricity, insurance, and benefits paid to workers are overhead expenses. By applying a factor called the burden rate, cost accounting attempts to allocate overhead, where possible, to the cost of goods sold.

 

Indirect expenses of running a business not directly associated with a particular item or service sold. For example, wages paid to factory workers and the cost of production materials are direct costs. Electricity, insurance, and benefits paid to workers are overhead expenses. By applying a factor called the burden rate, cost accounting attempts to allocate overhead, where possible, to the cost of goods sold.

 
Antonyms: overhead

adj

Definition: aerial
Antonyms: underfoot, underground

adv, adj

Definition: up above
Antonyms: below, underfoot


 

n

Production costs required to be expended by the dentist to practice the profession (for example, rent, utilities, salaries, laundry). Costs include any involved with management, supplies, equipment, salaries (taxes), and maintenance. Amounts deducted from the gross receipts of a dental practice before the dentist’s net income (take-home pay) is received.

 
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A sum total of the administrative or executive costs that relate to the management, conduct, or supervision of a business that are not attributable to any one particular product or department.

Expenses such as rent, taxes, insurance, lighting, heating, and other miscellaneous office expenses all fall under the category of overhead.

 

All costs of running a business other than wages paid to production workers or payments for raw material to be used in production. Overhead includes the cost of renting or leasing a store in which business is transacted, the cost of heating a factory, and similar expenses.

 

Ceiling, from the naval term.

 
Word Tutor: overhead
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Directly up above.

pronunciation My frozen breath hung like a cloud overhead. — Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957), US rear admiral, polar explorer.

 
Wikipedia: overhead (disambiguation)

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Translations: Translations for: Overhead

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - ovenover, ovenpå, oppe i luften
adj. - over hovedet, ovenover, ovenpå, oppe i luften, luft-
n. - faste udgifter

idioms:

  • overhead projector    overheadprojector

Nederlands (Dutch)
boven, daarboven, hoog (aangebracht), in de hoogte, overheadkosten

Français (French)
adv. - dans le ciel, au-dessus de la tête
adj. - (Fin) frais généraux, aérien, (Sport) haut (coup)
n. - (US) frais généraux, (GB) frais généraux (npl)

idioms:

  • overhead projector    rétroprojecteur

Deutsch (German)
adv. - oben
adj. - oben
n. - Gemeinkosten

idioms:

  • overhead projector    Overhead-Projektor

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - επάνω, ψηλά, υπεράνω
adj. - (οικον.) γενικός, εναέριος
n. - γενικά έξοδα (εκτός εργατικών)

idioms:

  • overhead projector    επιδιασκόπιο

Italiano (Italian)
alto, spese correnti, sopra, aereo

idioms:

  • overhead projector    proiettore sopraelevato

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - em cima, por sobre
adj. - aéreo, superior, elevado
n. - despesas gerais

idioms:

  • overhead projector    retroprojetor

Русский (Russian)
над головой, накладные расходы

idioms:

  • overhead projector    эпидиаскоп

Español (Spanish)
adv. - arriba, por encima de la cabeza, de arriba
adj. - arriba, por encima de la cabeza, general, a tanto alzado, situado o que pasa sobre la cabeza, en lo alto, de conjunto
n. - gastos generales o indirectos

idioms:

  • overhead projector    retroproyector, proyector de transparencias

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - över huvudet, uppe i luften
adj. - placerad över huvudet
n. - fasta utgifter, allmänna omkostnader

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
在头顶上, 在高处, 在空中, 在头上的, 高架的, 经常费用, 顶板, 天花板

idioms:

  • overhead projector    头顶式投影机, 高射投影机

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在頭頂上, 在高處, 在空中
adj. - 在頭上的, 高架的
n. - 經常費用, 頂板, 天花板

idioms:

  • overhead projector    頭頂式投影機, 高射投影機

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 머리 위에, 간접적으로
adj. - 총비용 포함의, 머리 위의
n. - 일반비용, 총경비, 머리 위에서 내려치기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一般諸経費
adj. - 頭上の, 高架の, 一般の
adv. - 頭上に, 空高く, 階上で

idioms:

  • overhead projector    オーバーヘッドプロジェクター

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) فوق, في السماء (صفه) علوي, فوقي (الاسم) سقف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮מעל לראש, בקומה שמעל, בשמיים‬
adj. - ‮מעל לראש, עילי, מורם, בשמיים, נובעים מתשלומים שוטפים כלליים (הוצאות)‬
n. - ‮הוצאות כלליות, תקורה‬


 
 

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