overheads

/ ˈəʊvəˌhɛdz /

plural noun

1. business expenses, such as rent, that are not directly attributable to any department or product and can therefore be assigned only arbitrarily Also calledburdenfixed costsindirect costsoncost Compare prime cost

Example Sentences

His grandson Basil Fulgoni, who has run the operation in recent years, quoted "high overheads" as the reason behind the "inevitable" decision to shut.

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It has had to fend off competition while facing huge overheads with some 1,000 employees across 46 stores, concessions and the online business, she said.

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"Indian refineries have a huge capacity... we have huge overheads. So setting up collection centres will increase the flow of scrap gold. This will help increase my output by 30% to 40%," says Mr Jose.

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The stores immediately affected include four in London, where rents and other overheads are highest.

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And although the switchover cost £34,500, the old lamps - again, had they all been functional - would have cost £115,000 per year to run including maintenance overheads, according to Gemma Lighting.

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