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

• fixedness noun
• fixedly adverb
• semifixed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fixed¹

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

Example Sentences

Sticking with some fixed percentage just felt wrong and suboptimal to me.

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"This is a crisis made in Scotland and one that can be fixed here in Scotland, but not if we don't have willing participants in the government," he said.

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And the percentage of gold in the portfolio is always fixed at 1/7 — or, if you are pedantic, 14.29%.

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As the price of rights to coveted sporting events skyrockets, the broadcasters have America’s most-loved tournament locked up for seven more years in exchange for relatively fixed annual payments.

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“We are in a good place today, but that place is not fixed,” she said.

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