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fixed cost

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noun

  1. a cost unvarying with a change in the volume of business (distinguished from variable cost).


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The German carmaker has achieved 80% of its fixed cost reduction target but is running behind on material costs, the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

That’s basically a fixed cost for me, but the amount of help my two kids might need after they graduate college is controllable.

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

He said American corporations have largely abandoned traditional pensions, which creates a fixed cost that cannot be reduced and becomes a burden in a business downturn.

From Seattle Times Nov. 6, 2023

We want to move to an all-inclusive pricing, where if hosts have a fixed cost, they can amortize that fixed cost.

From Slate Oct. 6, 2023

There is no real fixed "cost" acting as a basis.

From The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice by Leacock, Stephen

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