overhang
pronunciation
How to pronounce overhang in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈhæŋ , ˈəʊvəhæŋ]
How to pronounce overhang in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈhæŋ , ˈoʊvərhæŋ]
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- Noun:
- projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
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- Verb:
- project over
- be suspended over or hang over
Word Origin
- overhang (v.)
- 1590s, from over- + hang (v.). Related: Overhung; overhanging.
- overhang (n.)
- "fact of overhanging," 1864, from overhang (v.).
Example
- 1. But the canonical model completely ignores debt overhang .
- 2. However , as the overhang of excess capacity and debt has disappeared , capital spending is now starting to perk up across asia .
- 3. The large overhang of unsold homes continues to create pressure for further price declines .
- 4. This time , he suggests , the world is dealing with a historic overhang of debt .
- 5. Worse , by running the printing presses red-hot , his government created a colossal monetary overhang .