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overhead

US /ˈoʊvɚˈhɛd/

adverb, adjective Target · B2 Du lịch & lưu trú

Definition

above your head; in the sky

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Please place your small bags in the overhead compartment above your seat.

Synonyms

  • abovean earlier section of a written text
  • operating expensehaving a meaning similar to overhead

Collocations

  • Easy fly overhead in the sky
    to fly overhead in the sky, meaning to travel through the air; be airborne
  • Medium overhead storage compartment
    describing overhead storage compartment (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)
  • Hard slash overhead business expenses
    to slash overhead business expenses, meaning to cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
  • Very Hard keep overhead to a bare minimum
    to continue or maintain in a specified condition regarding overhead to a bare minimum

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.