fixed

[fikst]

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.

fixed

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• fixedly adverb
• fixedness noun
• semifixed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fixed¹

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

Example Sentences

Meteorologists use fixed three month periods for each season, which makes year-on-year comparisons between them easier.

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Sarwar said the UK's "broken immigration system" needed to be fixed, and better wages were needed to attract Scottish workers to social care roles.

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Lawmakers crafted the deduction to lighten the tax burden of seniors with fixed incomes and higher medical costs, said Michael Levy, a partner at accounting firm Crowe’s tax group.

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But behind the latest controversy is a long-simmering and arguably more important debate about how to set monetary policy: on the basis of fixed rules, or central bank officials’ judgment.

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Some systems take things further by sending a stream of clean air directly toward an individual from a fixed location.

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