See Also: convent(2)(dictionary)
convent(dictionary)
convent(1)(dictionary)
Convent of St Gall(tourism)
convent school(dictionary)
Convent de la Missio(tourism)
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent(tourism)
CONVENT Credit Union(finance)
Convent of Christ in Tomar(tourism)
Benedictine Convent of St John at Mustair(tourism)

Direct Overhead (money) and convent(1) (iou)


Direct Overhead (money)


Definition: Overhead costs such as rent, Utilities, and insurance.

Definition: [crh] A fraction of overhead costs devoted to the manufacturing sector of a firm to cover expenseDefinition: s such as rent and Utilities.







convent(1) (iou)



convent noun. (long obsolete exc. in names, as Covent Garden, London). ME.
[Anglo-Norman covent, Old French convent (mod. couvent), from Latin conventus assembly, company, from convent- pa. ppl stem of convenire CONVENE. Cf. COVIN.]
A gathering, an assembly. ME-M17.
A company; spec. (a) the twelve apostles; (b) a company of twelve (or thirteen including a superior) religious persons. ME-M16.
A religious community (usu. Christian) living together under discipline; a religious institution founded for communal living; now esp. such a community of or institution for women (cf. monastery). ME.
The buildings or estate occupied by such a community. LME.
Comb.: convent school: conducted by members of a convent.
con'ventical adjective (rare) of or pertaining to a convent M18.