(adv.) Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.

above abovestairs airward aloft aloof budget budget items burden of expenditure carrying charge ceiling charges cost cost of living cost-of-living allowance cost-of-living index costs direct costs disbursals distributed costs eaves elevated expenditures expense expense account expenses general expenses high high up housetop in the air in the clouds indirect costs labor costs lantern liabilities maintenance material costs on high on stilts on the peak on tiptoe operating costs operating expense outlay over overhead penthouse plafond prime cost raised replacement cost ridgepole roof roof garden roof-deck roofage roofing roofpole rooftop rooftree shingles skylight skyward slates straight up swindle sheet tiles tiptoe to the zenith top unit cost up upper upstairs upward upwards