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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However, they added that a rapid strengthening for the yuan, also known as the renminbi, remains unlikely as authorities have consistently signaled restraint by setting recent fixings at weaker levels than market expectations.
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
Boeing said its board analysed the problem and decided it did not "present a safety of flight issue", though the fixings were subsequently redesigned.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
Fortunately, another gentleman reminded him sternly that there were ladies present, and the first man reluctantly tapped his pipe against the metal fixings of the door.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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