Definition of "overall"

overall

/ˌəʊvəɹˈɔːl/

adjective
comparative more overall, superlative most overall
1. All-encompassing, all around.
  Quotations
  We believe also that a controlled economy cannot be understood without some overall view of the controlling institutions: hence our short studies — shorter by far than the original drafts — of the central administration.
  1949, W. Keith Hancock, Margaret M. Gowing, British War Economy
adverb
not comparable
1. Generally; with everything considered.
noun
plural overalls
1. (Britain) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.
2. (in the plural, US) A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.