headroom

American  

[hed-room, -room] / ˈhɛdˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

Or head room

noun

1. Nautical. the clear space between two decks.

2. Also called headway. 

   1. clear vertical space, as between the head and sill of a doorway, the ceiling and floor of a room, or the ceiling of a vehicular passageway and a vehicle roof, as to allow passage or comfortable occupancy.

      over 7.5 feet of headroom in the attic;

      a covered bridge with limited headroom.

   2. clear vertical space above one’s head, as in a vehicle or room.

      plenty of headroom for passengers.

3. Audio. dynamic headroom.

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headroom British  

/ -ˌruːm, ˈhɛdˌrʊm /

noun

1. the height of a bridge, room, etc; clearance

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Etymology

Origin of headroom

First recorded in 1850–55; head + room

Example Sentences

We've got to work smarter with high conviction and energy every single day to capture that headroom.

From BBC

The NAO says that the uncertain nature of service charge increases "poses the greatest risk to households whose initial affordability assessments leave them with limited financial headroom".

From BBC

“We think our FY26 forecast of 2.7x is on the high side of investor comfort levels and provides limited headroom for M&A.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A company’s FCF yield can be compared with its dividend yield to see if there is “headroom” to deploy more cash.

From MarketWatch

It says the 85% rule will "allow clubs that do not regularly participate in European competitions to have sufficient headroom to compete for qualification".

From BBC

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