fixed

American  

[fikst] / fɪkst /

adjective

1. fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.

2. rendered stable or permanent, as color.

3. set or intent upon something; steadily directed.

   a fixed stare.

   Synonyms:

   firm, unvarying, steady, constant

4. definitely and permanently placed.

   a fixed buoy;

   a fixed line of defense.

5. not fluctuating or varying; definite.

   a fixed purpose.

6. supplied with or having enough of something necessary or wanted, as money.

7. coming each year on the same calendar date.

   Christmas is a fixed holiday, but Easter is not.

8. put in order.

9. Informal. arranged in advance privately or dishonestly.

   a fixed horse race.

10. Chemistry.

    1. (of an element) taken into a compound from its free state.

    2. nonvolatile, or not easily volatilized.

       a fixed oil.

11. Mathematics. (of a point) mapped to itself by a given function.

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fixed British  

/ fɪkst, ˈfɪksɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. attached or placed so as to be immovable

2. not subject to change; stable

   fixed prices

3. steadily directed

   a fixed expression

4. established as to relative position

   a fixed point

5. not fluctuating; always at the same time

   a fixed holiday

6. (of ideas, notions, etc) firmly maintained

7. (of an element) held in chemical combination

   fixed nitrogen

8. (of a substance) nonvolatile

9. arranged

10. astrology of, relating to, or belonging to the group consisting of the four signs of the zodiac Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius, which are associated with stability Compare cardinal mutable

11. informal equipped or provided for, as with money, possessions, etc

12. informal illegally arranged

    a fixed trial

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Other Word Forms

• fixedly adverb
• fixedness noun
• semifixed adjective

Etymology

Origin of fixed

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; fix + -ed ²

Example Sentences

I asked him to return, which he did, and hopefully it’s now fixed.

From MarketWatch

Wages and salaries aren’t growing much faster than sales, while many of their companies’ other costs are fixed.

From Barron's

Unlike conventional synthetic materials with fixed behaviors, this smart skin can be tuned to respond in multiple ways.

From Science Daily

“If you recognize the need for your portfolio to grow over the long term and keep up with inflation, you can’t just be in fixed income,” says BlackRock’s Jacobs.

From The Wall Street Journal

CME Group changed its margin-setting methodology for precious metals on Jan. 13, switching to a system that bases margins on a percentage of contract value instead of fixed dollar amounts.

From The Wall Street Journal

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