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- [adverb oh-ver-hed; adjective, noun oh-ver-hed]
- /adverb ˈoʊ vərˈhɛd; adjective, noun ˈoʊ vərˌhɛd/
- /ˈəʊ.və.hed/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [adverb oh-ver-hed; adjective, noun oh-ver-hed]
- /adverb ˈoʊ vərˈhɛd; adjective, noun ˈoʊ vərˌhɛd/
Definitions of overhead word
- adverb overhead over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead. 1
- adverb overhead so as to be completely submerged or deeply involved: to plunge overhead in water; to sink overhead in debt. 1
- adjective overhead situated, operating, or passing above, aloft, or over the head: an overhead sprinkler system. 1
- adjective overhead of or relating to the general cost of running a business: overhead expenses; an overhead charge. 1
- noun overhead the general, fixed cost of running a business, as rent, lighting, and heating expenses, which cannot be charged or attributed to a specific product or part of the work operation. 1
- noun overhead Accounting. that part of manufacturing costs for which cost per unit produced is not readily assignable. 1
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Origin of overhead
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at over-, head
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Overhead
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overhead popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
overhead usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overhead
prep overhead
- above — If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
adv overhead
- aloft — Something that is aloft is in the air or off the ground.
noun overhead
- cost of living — The cost of living is the average amount of money that people in a particular place need in order to be able to afford basic food, housing, and clothing.
- costs — the costs involved in producing goods or services
- expense — The cost required for something; the money spent on something.
- expenses — Plural form of expense.
- general — of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
adjective overhead
- atop — If something is atop something else, it is on top of it.
adverb overhead
- over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
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