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overhead vs disbursement

disbursement vs overhead

overhead and disbursement both are nouns.

overhead is an adjective but disbursement is not an adjective.

overhead is an adverb but disbursement is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overhead Yes Yes No Yes
disbursement Yes No No No
As nouns, disbursement is a hypernym of overhead; that is, disbursement is a word with a broader meaning than overhead:
  • overhead: 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
  • disbursement: amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
Other hypernyms of overhead include disbursal, expense.
overhead (noun) disbursement (noun)
a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head the act of spending or disbursing money
(nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
a transparency for use with an overhead projector
(computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
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
(computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
overhead (adjective) disbursement (adjective)
located or originating from above
overhead (adverb) disbursement (adverb)
above the head; over the head
above your head; in the sky
Difference between overhead and disbursement

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