overall

 

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvərɔːl/
[attributive]
  • taking everything into account: the governors and head have overall responsibility for managing the school the overall effect is impressive

adverb

Pronunciation: /əʊvərˈɔːl/
[sentence adverb]
  • taken as a whole; in all: overall, 10,000 jobs will go

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvərɔːl/
(usually overalls) British
  • a loose-fitting coat or one-piece garment worn, typically over ordinary clothes, for protection against dirt or heavy wear: men in grubby blue overalls a pair of overalls
  • (overalls) British close-fitting trousers formerly worn as part of an army uniform, now only on ceremonial or formal occasions.
  • North American dungarees.

Derivatives

overalled

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvərɔːld/
adjective