fixed costs
Britishplural noun
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another name for overheads
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costs that do not vary with output
Example Sentences
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That’s because miners have many fixed costs, s0 lower gold prices squeeze their profit margins, holding all else is constant.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Pawsey said his fixed costs had risen between 25% and 35%, and he could not see a solution to the issues farmers faced aside from an increase to food prices.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
This is a dual-purpose probe: It can reveal hidden fixed costs that could come, for example, with taking care of an elderly parent, but it can also highlight a person’s discretionary spending.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
“When more customers come onto the system—including large new users—we can share the fixed costs more broadly, putting downward pressure on rates for all customers,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The line representing fixed costs was flat, and the one representing variable costs angled upward.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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