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Overhead

Definition: Overhead is those administrative expenses of a business that are required to operate general corporate functions, and which cannot be definitively attributed to any revenue-generating activities or units of output (such as products to be sold). Examples of overhead expenses are accounting, legal, utilities, and rent expenses.