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overhead

/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/

adjective1 of 3

located above your head or in the sky

  • “I left my bag on the overhead rack in the train.”Tatoeba
  • “A bird in hand is safer than one overhead.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 3

The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.

adverb3 of 3

Above one's head; in the sky.

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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