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Fixed Fɪkst Period Rate Interest People Living Incomes

Word fixed
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / fɪkst / NAmE / fɪkst /
Example
  • fixed prices
  • a fixed rate of interest
  • people living on fixed incomes
  • the money has been invested for a fixed period.
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fixed

(adjective)BrE / fɪkst / NAmE / fɪkst /
  1. staying the same; not changing or able to be changed
    • see also abode
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abode
    • fixed prices
    • a fixed rate of interest
    • people living on fixed incomes
    • The money has been invested for a fixed period.
  2. held very firmly; not easily changed
    • My parents had fixed ideas about what I should become.
  3. not changing and not sincere
    • He greeted all his guests with a fixed smile on his face.
  4. used to ask how much of something a person has, or to ask about arrangements
    • How are you fixed for cash?
    • How are we fixed for Saturday (= have we arranged to do anything)?

    Extra Examples

    • His gaze was rigidly fixed ahead.
    • In future, hospitals will be paid a fixed price for each operation they carry out.
    • Older people living on fixed incomes are especially vulnerable to energy cost increases.
    • The money has been invested for a fixed period.
    • These accounts offer a fixed rate of interest over a defined period.
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