OVERHEAD

I. adverb Date: 15th century above one's head ; aloft , II. adjective Date: 1874 1. operating, lying, or coming from above, having the driving part above the part driven , of or relating to ~ , III. noun Date: 1914 business expenses (as rent, insurance, or heating) not chargeable to a particular part of the work or product, ceiling , a stroke in a racket game made above head height ; smash