fixed charge


noun
  1. an expense that cannot be modified.

  2. a periodic obligation, as taxes, interest on bonds, etc.

  1. fixed charges, such charges as depreciation, rent, interest, etc., arising out of the maintenance of fixed assets.

Origin of fixed charge

1
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Words Nearby fixed charge

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How to use fixed charge in a sentence

  • The old saeter-woman made no fixed charge, and appeared not to want to take any money.

    Katharine Frensham | Beatrice Harraden
  • You will trim your expenses a little closer, and your business will thus benefit by having this fixed charge.

    Dollars and Sense | Col. Wm. C. Hunter
  • You certainly can add one more fixed charge to your business, and that fixed charge should be a percentage of your cash receipts.

    Dollars and Sense | Col. Wm. C. Hunter
  • Therefore a 12 per cent tax on this income would very nearly produce the entire fixed charge on the war debt.

    The War After the War | Isaac Frederick Marcosson
  • Have some amount as a fixed charge in your operations and put this amount in the savings bank.

    Dollars and Sense | Col. Wm. C. Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for fixed charge

fixed charge

noun
  1. an invariable expense usually at regular intervals, such as rent

  2. a legal charge on specific assets or property, as of a company

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