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What does Overhead mean?

The ongoing business expenses not directly attributed to creating a product or service.

Overhead in a sentence
To improve profitability, the company needs to reduce its overhead costs.

Overhead in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Gemeinkosten
also Fixkosten

Laufende Kosten, die nicht direkt der Produktion zugeordnet werden können.

French
Frais généraux

Frais de fonctionnement d'une entreprise qui ne sont pas liés à la production.

Spanish
Gastos generales

Gastos generales necesarios para el funcionamiento del negocio.

Italian
Spese generali

Costi operativi non direttamente imputabili alla produzione di beni.

Synonyms and opposites for Overhead

  • Synonym Indirect costs
  • Synonym Fixed costs
  • Opposite Direct costs

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