over·head /ˌovɚ/
經常開支,普通用費(a.)在頭上的,高架的(ad.)在頭頂上,在空中,在高處
overhead
耗消; 額外支出的; 額外支出; 管理費用; 總支出; 虛耗; 開銷
overhead
一般管理費用 負擔 架空
O·ver·head adv. Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.
While overhead the moon
Sits arbitress. --Milton.
Note: Also used adjectively; as, an overhead crane, gear, etc.
Overhead engine, a vertical steam engine in which the cylinder stands above the crank.
Overhead work, a general term in manufactories for countershafting and gearing, when overhead.
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overhead
adj : located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing"
[ant: surface, subsurface]
n 1: 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
[syn: operating expense, operating cost, budget
items]
2: (computer science) the processing time required by a device
prior to the execution of a command [syn: command
processing overhead time, command processing overhead,
command overhead]
3: (computer science) the disk space required for non-data
information (used for location and timing) [syn: disk
overhead]
4: a transparency for use with an overhead projector [syn: viewgraph]
5: (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
6: a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head [syn:
smash]
adv 1: above your head; in the sky; "planes were flying overhead"
2: above the head; over the head; "bring the legs together
overhead"