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overheads

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plural of overhead

as in expenses

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The bank had expected profit to decline on the back of higher raw material and tea leaf costs, as well as expenses related to the company’s vending machine business.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Build Reserves For Economic Uncertainty Have an emergency fund that covers your company expenses for six months in case of unexpected economic fluctuations.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of expenses

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Behrouz Mehri | Afp | Getty Images France's deteriorating public finances and political deadlock are becoming a growing concern for bond investors, with borrowing costs near financial-crisis-era highs as another difficult budget battle looms.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Restaurants and private grocery stores are struggling to stay open because of higher supply costs and lower consumption.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

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Screenshot The company’s capital expenditures were roughly $2 billion combined in 2024 and 2025, with expectations of $725 million this year.

— Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
This value was divided by the total spent to determine the percentage of expenditures that would have been unallowable or not recommended in one or more of these states.

— Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

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Willy Kurniawan | Reuters Indonesia may have trouble meeting its economic-growth goals for the coming year, after spending 2026 on the defensive amid questions about fiscal outlays and the prospects of a downgrade from MSCI.

— Celestine Iyer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
In the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year, interest costs have eclipsed Medicare healthcare outlays to become the second-largest line item in the federal budget, behind the Social Security pension system.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of outlays

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Under this contract, the district has the authority to make contributions and request disbursements.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
So far, the state has approved $147 million in disbursements; just under $22 million of that has been doled out to local law enforcement.

— Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of disbursements

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