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Meaning of word overhead from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

overhead   noun

Meaning : 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 taxes.

Synonyms : budget items, operating cost, operating expense

Meaning : (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command.

Synonyms : command overhead, command processing overhead, command processing overhead time

Meaning : (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing.

Synonyms : disk overhead

Meaning : A transparency for use with an overhead projector.

Synonyms : viewgraph

Meaning : (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship.

Meaning : A hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head.

Synonyms : smash

overhead   adjective

Meaning : Located or originating from above.

Example : An overhead crossing.

On the surface.

Surface materials of the moon.
surface

Beneath the surface.

Subsurface materials of the moon.
subsurface

overhead   adverb

Meaning : Above your head. In the sky.

Example : Planes were flying overhead.

Meaning : Above the head. Over the head.

Example : Bring the legs together overhead.