fixture

American  

[fiks-cher] / ˈfɪks tʃər /

noun

• fixtures
  plural

1. something securely, and usually permanently, attached or appended, as to a house, apartment building, etc..

   a light fixture; kitchen fixtures.

2. a person or thing long established in the same place or position.

3. Machinery.

   1. any of various devices for holding work in a machine tool, especially one for machining in a straight line, as in a planer or milling machine.

   2. any of various devices for holding parts in certain positions during welding, assembly, etc.

4. Law. a movable chattel, as a machine or heating plant, that, by reason of annexation to real property and adaptation to continuing use in connection with the realty, is considered a part of the realty.

5. Fox Hunting. one of a series of meets scheduled by a hunt to take place at a time and location listed on a card fixturecard that is sent, usually once a month, to each member of a hunt.

6. the act of fixing.

7. British. an event that takes place regularly.

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fixture British  

/ ˈfɪkstʃə /

noun

1. an object firmly fixed in place, esp a household appliance

2. a person or thing regarded as fixed in a particular place or position

3. property law an article attached to land and regarded as part of it

4. a device to secure a workpiece in a machine tool

5. 1. a sports match or social occasion

   2. the date of such an event

6. rare the act of fixing

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• fixtureless
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• fixtures
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fixture

1590–1600; variant of obsolete fixure (< Late Latin fixūra; see fix, -ure), with -t- from mixture

Explanation

A fixture is something that is stuck or "fixed" somewhere, like the plumbing fixtures in your bathroom or the guy who is a fixture in this favorite diner, always sitting in the third booth from the door. When a house is for sale, it's generally assumed that the fixtures — the kitchen sink, the fireplace, or a ceiling fan — are included with the house. Fixtures tend to be the objects that are fixed, or securely fastened, in place. A regular patron or customer can also be called a fixture, like the fixtures at the local diner who never fail to show up for the early bird special. Fixture, modeled after mixture, comes from the Latin root fixus, "immovable, established, or settled."

Example Sentences

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The two clubs could also face a second home match without fans if there is a further incident of either side's supporters engaging in "unacceptable conduct" in a Scottish Cup fixture.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall and insists he’ll remain a summer fixture at his beloved Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The melt-in-your-mouth meat is now a fixture at fine-dining restaurants and in Costco freezers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

To a large extent Tarkowski is fixture agnostic as an FPL pick - he will accumulate points no matter the opposition so set him and forget.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The honey tin lay at the bottom of the backpack, a permanent fixture.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

The league's executive and disciplinary committees are now reviewing the cases and fixtures could be suspended for some teams and clubs as a result.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

This will not be live, nor will it include any of the conversation between the referee and the VAR, but it will be used in-game one or two times in each round of fixtures.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Sandy Ginther uses a 3-D printer to make custom fixtures that keep clutter at bay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

And it is thought an appointment could be imminent, with Scotland returning to action in the Nations League with a four-game block of fixtures, starting in Slovenia on 26 September.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

It has been one of the few permanent fixtures in the environment of my life.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Related Words

• accessory
• component
• device
• equipment