overhead

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.2.3 Adverb 1.2.3.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology 1

over- +‎ head

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overhead (comparative more overhead, superlative most overhead)

1. located above, especially over the head

   Place your luggage in the overhead bins.

2. (business, accounting) of, or relating to the operating expenses of a business

   They tried to reduce overhead costs.

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overhead (countable and uncountable; plural overheads)

1. (uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
2. (countable, business, accounting) The items or classes of expense not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
3. (uncountable) Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to the progress or outcome of the project or activity.
4. (uncountable, business) Wasted money.
5. (tennis) - An overhead smash is a tennis stroke when the ball is high enough to strike with an arm motion that allows the racquet to follow a path up and over the head of the person striking the ball.
6. (nautical) The ceiling of any enclosed space below decks in a vessel
7. (transport) The system of overhead wires used to power electric transport, such as streetcars, trains, or buses.

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overhead (comparative more overhead, superlative most overhead)

1. above one's head;in the sky

   Birds flying overhead.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Back-formation from overhead projector.

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overhead (plural overheads)

1. (countable) An overhead projector.
2. (countable) A sheet of transparent material with an image used with an overhead projector; an overhead transparency.