fixed price
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of fixed price
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Each year, Addicks takes on around 100 clients who each pay a fixed price of $4,990.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The NHS pays pharmacies a fixed price for each medicine it dispenses.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Many airlines hedge their fuel to negotiate a fixed price, and stock up on fuel while it’s less expensive.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Others, such as Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, are relatively protected by their "hedging" strategy, which involves the purchase of fuel at a fixed price several months in advance.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
It is a choice similar to that which a great store makes when it sells standard goods at a fixed price instead of seeking immediate advantage by petty cheatings and interminable and multitudinous hagglings.
From American World Policies by Weyl, Walter E.
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