overall

I UK [ˌəʊvərˈɔːl] / US [ˌoʊvərˈɔl] adjective ***

1) considering something as a whole, rather than its details or the different aspects of it

the senior police officer with overall responsibility for the case

overall impression/effect:

Progress is being made, but the overall impression is still one of utter chaos.

overall winner:

The overall winner will be announced in October.

2) including everything

the overall costs of the project

II UK [ˌəʊvərˈɔːl] / US [ˌoʊvərˈɔl] adverb **

1) when everything is considered

Overall, our position is stronger than it was last year.

the surfer who was judged to have performed best overall

2) when everything is counted or included

Overall, 53 per cent of cities had higher crime rates.

finish second/third etc overall (= in a competition):

Britain's swimmers finished seventh overall.

III UK [ˈəʊvərˌɔːl] / US [ˈoʊvərˌɔl] noun
Word forms "overall":
singular overall plural overalls
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1) [countable] British a light coat worn over your clothes to protect them when you are working

2) overalls

[plural] British a single piece of clothing with trousers and long sleeves, worn over your clothes to protect them when you are working. The American word is overall.

3) overalls

[plural] American dungarees 1)