overhead

o·ver·head

O0183700 (ō′vər-hĕd′)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.5. a. An overhead projector.b. 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.

overhead

adj 1. situated or operating above head height or some other reference level 2. (Commerce) (prenominal) inclusive: the overhead price included meals. adv over or above head height, esp in the sky n 3. (General Sporting Terms) a. a stroke in racket games played from above head heightb. (as modifier): an overhead smash. 4. (Nautical Terms) nautical the interior lining above one's head below decks in a vessel 5. (Building) short for overhead door 6. (Accounting & Book-keeping) (modifier) of, concerned with, or resulting from overheads: overhead costs.

o•ver•head

(adv. ˈoʊ vərˈhɛd; adj., n. ˈoʊ vərˌhɛd)

adv. 1. above one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, esp. near the zenith. 2. so as to be completely submerged or engulfed: to plunge overhead in water. adj. 3. situated, operating, or passing above, aloft, or over the head. 4. of or pertaining to the general costs of running a business. n. 5. the general, fixed costs of running a business, as rent, lighting, and heating expenses, that cannot be charged to a specific product or part of the work operation. 6. (in racket sports) a stroke in which the ball or shuttlecock is hit with a downward motion from above the head; smash. 7. an overhead compartment, shelf, etc. 8. a ceiling light. 9. Also called o′verhead projec′tor. an apparatus that projects images above and behind the operator when transparencies are placed horizontally on its surface and lighted from below. 10. Also called o′verhead projec′tion. a picture or image thus projected. [1425–75]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	overhead - 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 taxesbudget items, operating cost, operating expensedisbursal, disbursement, expense - amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of governmentoperating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements
	2.	overhead - (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a commandcommand overhead, command processing overhead, command processing overhead timecomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresaccess time - (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead"processing time - the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure; "they increased output by decreasing processing time"
	3.	overhead - (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timingdisk overheadcomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresdisc space, disk space - (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk
	4.	overhead - a transparency for use with an overhead projectorviewgraphtransparency, foil - picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
	5.	overhead - (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a shipsailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailorcabin - small room on a ship or boat where people sleepceiling - the overhead upper surface of a covered space; "he hated painting the ceiling"
	6.	overhead - a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your headsmashreturn - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
Adj.	1.	overhead - located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing"subsurface - beneath the surface; "subsurface materials of the moon"surface - on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"
Adv.	1.	overhead - above your head; in the sky; "planes were flying overhead"
	2.	overhead - above the head; over the head; "bring the legs together overhead"

overhead

adjective1. raised, suspended, elevated, aerial, overhanging people who live under or near overhead cablesadverb1. above, in the sky, on high, aloft, up above planes passing overhead
above below, beneath, underneath, downward, underfoot

Translations

在头项上在头项上的经费

overhead

(əuvəˈhed) adverb, adjective above; over one's head. The plane flew overhead; an overhead bridge. 在頭項上(的) 在头项上（的）

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