overhead
Definitions
The ongoing business expenses not directly attributed to creating a product or service, such as rent, utilities, and insurance.
The amount of time or computing resources required to perform a task in addition to the actual processing time.
Situated or operating above the level of the head or in the sky.
Examples
The plane flew directly overhead, its engines roaring in the night sky.
We need to reduce our monthly overhead to keep the business profitable.
Bright fluorescent lights hummed overhead as we walked through the long corridor.
Synonyms
operating costs fixed costs expenses burden outgoings expenditure running costs