overheads

noun

plural of overhead
as in expenses

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  1. expenses
  2. costs
  3. expenditures
  4. outlays
  5. disbursements
Noun
  • The university covers tuition, fees and living expenses for families earning up to $100,000.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The town of Foxboro responded to the Kraft Group’s lawsuit filed in June on Tuesday, stating the nearly $1 million entertainment license fee at issue was a legitimate billing for safety expenses and filing a counterclaim against the group.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of expenses
Noun
  • Trump tied this regular seasonal sale to his claims that his administration lowered costs for consumers, from gas prices to eggs.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Be sure to weigh costs, storage needs and risk tolerance before making a decision.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of costs
Noun
  • The company plans to invest $11 billion globally in capital expenditures and research and development between 2025 and 2028, with a focus on technologies that support electrification and the energy transition.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • American Mission’s ads are independent expenditures, so the political committee cannot legally coordinate with the campaign or get Donalds’ approval.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of expenditures
Noun
  • Net operating income is struck before the large, irregular outlays that keep a building standing, so the cap rate reflects none of them.
    — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • With the four big AI spenders forecasting as much as $725 billion in capital expenditures this year, and even more expected in 2027, the outlays are sucking up a larger proportion of free cash flow and prompting them to take on more debt.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Definition of outlays
Noun
  • And disbursements from the accounts will be subject to taxes.
    — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • While class members could, in theory, continue selling their claims after that point, industry participants generally expect the market to dry up once buyers can no longer receive direct disbursements from the QSF.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026
Definition of disbursements
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