overall
♦♦ over|all (overalls)
The adjective and adverb are pronounced /'oʊvər'ɔːl/ The noun is pronounced /'oʊvərɔːl/
1 [ADJ] ADJ n
You use overall to indicate that you are talking about a situation in general or about the whole of something.
...the overall rise in unemployment...
Cut down your overall amount of physical activity...
[ADV] ADV with cl
Overall is also an adverb.
Overall I was disappointed...
The college has few ways to assess the quality of education overall.
2 [N-PLURAL] also a pair of N
Overalls consist of a single piece of clothing that combines trousers and a jacket. You wear overalls over your clothes in order to protect them while you are working.
...workers in blue overalls.
3 [N-PLURAL] also a pair of N
Overalls are trousers that are attached to a piece of cloth which covers your chest and which has straps going over your shoulders. (AM; in BRIT, use dungarees)
An elderly man dressed in faded overalls took the witness stand.
4 [N-COUNT]
An overall is a piece of clothing shaped like a coat that you wear over your clothes in order to protect them while you are working. (BRIT)over|all ma|jor|ity (overall majorities)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
If a political party wins an overall majority in an election or vote, they get more votes than the total number of votes or seats won by all their opponents.
The adjective and adverb are pronounced /'oʊvər'ɔːl/ The noun is pronounced /'oʊvərɔːl/
1 [ADJ] ADJ n
You use overall to indicate that you are talking about a situation in general or about the whole of something.
...the overall rise in unemployment...
Cut down your overall amount of physical activity...
[ADV] ADV with cl
Overall is also an adverb.
Overall I was disappointed...
The college has few ways to assess the quality of education overall.
2 [N-PLURAL] also a pair of N
Overalls consist of a single piece of clothing that combines trousers and a jacket. You wear overalls over your clothes in order to protect them while you are working.
...workers in blue overalls.
3 [N-PLURAL] also a pair of N
Overalls are trousers that are attached to a piece of cloth which covers your chest and which has straps going over your shoulders. (AM; in BRIT, use dungarees)
An elderly man dressed in faded overalls took the witness stand.
4 [N-COUNT]
An overall is a piece of clothing shaped like a coat that you wear over your clothes in order to protect them while you are working. (BRIT)over|all ma|jor|ity (overall majorities)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
If a political party wins an overall majority in an election or vote, they get more votes than the total number of votes or seats won by all their opponents.