Id | ESLPod_0544_WE_0762 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 544 |
Episode Title | Working from a Home Office |
Phrase | overhead |
Text | The word "overhead," in this podcast, means the amount of money a company has to spend to stay in business, regardless of how many products or services it sells, on things like rent, electricity, telephone, and salaries: "Our office in New York has a much higher overhead than any of our other offices, because the rent is so expensive." The word "overhead" can also be used to describe the position of anything that is in the sky or above oneself: "Those are some dark clouds overhead. You'd better take an umbrella." Finally, an "overhead" is a clear, thin piece of plastic that one can write on and then place on a machine called an "overhead projector" so that the text or image appears on a wall or screen: "The teacher prefers to use overheads instead of the chalkboard." |
Topics | Home + Community |
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