01 Word definition

overhead

8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants

Is OVERHEAD a word?

Yes. OVERHEAD is a 8-letter noun. 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 Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell OVERHEAD?

O-V-E-R-H-E-A-D

OVERHEAD contains 8 letters, begins with O, and ends with D.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  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

2noun

  1. (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command

Synonyms
operating expenseoperating costbudget itemscommand processing overhead timecommand processing overheadcommand overhead
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score15points
Words With Friends15points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is OVERHEAD spelled?

O1V2E3R4H5E6A7D8
Starts withOVEFirst 3 letters
Ends withEADLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats E
Vowel balance4 / 4Vowels / consonants

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About OVERHEAD.

How do you spell OVERHEAD?

OVERHEAD is spelled O-V-E-R-H-E-A-D. It contains 8 letters.