fixed charge

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noun

an expense that cannot be modified.

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

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

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Origin of fixed charge

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Words nearby fixed charge

fixed action pattern, fixed asset, fixed assets, fixed bridge, fixed capital, fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs, fixed-do system, fixed exchange rate, fixed-focus camera

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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

an invariable expense usually at regular intervals, such as rent

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

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