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 skyto fly overhead in the sky, meaning to travel through the air; be airborne
- Medium overhead storage compartmentdescribing 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 expensesto slash overhead business expenses, meaning to cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
- Very Hard keep overhead to a bare minimumto continue or maintain in a specified condition regarding overhead to a bare minimum
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.