overhead

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above your head, usually in the sky:

overhead cables

A flock of geese flew overhead.

This room needs overhead lighting (= lights in the ceiling).

relating to the overheads of a business:

One way of increasing profit margins is to cut overhead costs.

in sports played with a racket, hit from above head height:

The winning shot was an overhead smash at the net.

Squash has fewer overhead shots than other racket sports.

in sports such as basketball, thrown from above head height :

She set up the score with a two-handed overhead pass to Donnelly.

a transparent sheet used for showing text or pictures with an overhead projector

the regular and necessary costs, such as rent and heating, that are involved in operating a business:

We need to reduce our overheads.

Many businesses are moving out of New York because the overheads there are so high.

at a level higher than a person’s head; in the air or the sky above the place where you are:

overhead lighting

A flock of geese flew overhead.

the regular and necessary costs, such as rent, heat, electricity, and telephone, involved in operating a business:

overhead expenses