fixing

[fik-sing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that fixes.

2. Informal.,  fixings. Also fixin's

   1. the necessary ingredients.

      salad fixings.

   2. the appropriate accompaniments; trimmings.

      turkey with all the fixings.

3. gold fixing.

fixing

/ ˈfɪksɪŋ /

noun

1. a means of attaching one thing to another, as a pipe to a wall, slate to a roof, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of fixing¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; fix, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The government did not respond to a question from the BBC on why it was not reviewing all work carried out before 2022, but said it was "fixing the broken system by introducing comprehensive reforms".

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The pothole stays because fixing it requires a municipal bond issue, three committee hearings and a contractor whose brother-in-law knows a guy.

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But I’m going to tell you right now, Republicans are not just talking about fixing healthcare.

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Open champion — were fixing matches for gambling syndicates in Russia and Italy.

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Reform UK said the councils it controlled were "fixing decades of Tory and Labour mismanagement - unearthing hundreds of millions in savings in just a few months and filling tens of thousands of potholes".

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