overhead vs expense

expense vs overhead

overhead and expense both are nouns.

overhead is an adjective but expense is not an adjective.

overhead is not a verb while expense is a verb.

overhead is an adverb but expense is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
overhead	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
expense	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, expense is a hypernym of overhead; that is, expense 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
expense: amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

Other hypernyms of overhead include disbursal, disbursement.

overhead (noun)	expense (noun)
a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head	a detriment or sacrifice
(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	money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
(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)	expense (adjective)
located or originating from above

overhead (verb)	expense (verb)
	reduce the estimated value of something

overhead (adverb)	expense (adverb)
above the head; over the head
above your head; in the sky

Difference between overhead and expense

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