fixings
Britishplural noun
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apparatus or equipment
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accompaniments for a dish; trimmings
Example Sentences
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Analysts suggested that the PBOC’s recent firm fixings for the yuan reflect Beijing’s growing comfort with a modestly stronger currency, bolstered by a weakening dollar, surging exports and a rallying domestic stock market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
And while inflation traders expect the annual headline CPI rate to peak at 2.8% in May, they also see it drifting below that level through year-end, based on derivative-like instruments known as fixings.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026
Gilberto, now with a clean cut, ate a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, gravy, rolls and other fixings outside the mission on a warm fall day.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025
He also maintained that defective fixings were used to secure aircraft decks.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025
“Not like you to leave my fried chicken and fixings uneaten like that.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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