overall adjective, adverb, noun

■ adjective /; AmE / [only before noun]

including all the things or people that are involved in a particular situation; general:

the person with overall responsibility for the project

Despite some problems, there has been an overall improvement.

The overall effect of the new regulations is to make imports more expensive.

■ adverb /; AmE /

including everything or everyone; in total:

The company will invest $1.6 million overall in new equipment.

■ noun /; AmE / [C]

1 (BrE)

a loose coat worn over other clothes to protect them from dirt, etc:

All laboratory staff must wear a white overall at all times.

2 overalls (BrE) (AmE coveralls [pl.])

a loose piece of clothing like a shirt and trousers/pants in one piece, made of heavy fabric and usually worn over other clothing by workers doing dirty work:

The mechanic was wearing a pair of blue overalls.

• tax
• tax abatement
• taxable
• tax accounting
• tax allowance
• tax and spend
• tax anticipation note
• tax assessment
• tax assessor
• taxation
• tax avoidance
• tax band
• tax base
• tax bite
• tax bracket
• tax break
• tax collector
• tax credit
• tax declaration
• tax-deductible
• tax deduction
• tax-deferred
• tax depreciation
• tax-efficient
• tax evasion