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   fixed

   /fikst/

   adjective

   • 1. fastened securely in position: "a fixed iron ladder down the port side" Similar fastenedsecurefastfirmstablerootedrivetedmooredanchoredpermanentOpposite temporary
   • ▪ (of a person's expression) held for a long time without changing, especially to conceal other feelings: "a fixed smile" Similar insincerefalsefakevacuousemotionlesslifelessmotionlessOpposite sincere
   • 2. (especially of a price, rate, or time) predetermined and not subject to or able to be changed: "most trusts locked investors in for a fixed period" Similar predeterminedsetestablishedallottedsettledprearrangedarrangedspecifieddecidedagreeddeterminedconfirmedprescribeddecreeddefinitedefinedexplicitexpresspreciseexactnot subject to changeinflexibleunalterableunchangeableirreversiblerigidhard and fastwrit in stoneOpposite flexible
   • ▪ (of a view or idea) held inflexibly: "the fixed assumptions of the Cold War"
   • 3. (of a sports contest) having the outcome dishonestly predetermined: informal "the fight's fixed—the ref has your card marked"
   • 4. situated with regard to: informal "how's the club fixed for money now?"

   Derivatives

   • 1. fixedly adverb
   • 2. fixedness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fixedFixed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FIXED is securely placed or fastened : stationary. How to use fixed in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFIXED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FIXED definition: 1. arranged or decided already and not able to be changed: 2. A fixed idea is one that someone is…. Learn more.

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   set or intent upon something; steadily directed: a fixed stare. Synonyms: unvarying, firm, steady, constant. definitely and permanently placed: a fixed buoy; a fixed line of defense. not fluctuating or varying; definite: a fixed purpose. supplied with or having enough of something necessary or wanted, as money.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFIXED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   12 meanings: 1. attached or placed so as to be immovable 2. not subject to change; stable 3. steadily directed 4. established.... Click for more definitions.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › fixedFixed - definition of fixed by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Firmly in position; stationary: a fixed dwelling. 2. Determined; established; set: at a fixed time; a fixed price. 3. Not subject to change or variation; unchanging: pensioners on a fixed income. 4. Chemistry. a. Not readily evaporating; nonvolatile. b. Being in a stable, combined form: fixed nitrogen. 5. a.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fixedFixed - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Something fixed is rigidly set or placed. A fixed point does not move, as in this quote: “She was his North Star, the fixed point round which his world turned” (from David Gemmell’s Fall of Kings ). Anything described as fixed is unchangeable.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionfixed adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   fixed. adjective. /fɪkst/ Idioms. staying the same; not changing or able to be changed. These fixed prices give farmers a degree of financial security. These accounts offer a fixed rate of interest over a defined period. Older people living on fixed incomes are especially vulnerable to energy cost increases. Speeders risk a fixed penalty of £60.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFIX | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to keep something or someone in sight: be fixed on His eyes were fixed on the distant yacht. fix someone with something She fixed the child with a stare of such disapproval he did not dare move.

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    (1) : to change into a stable compound or available form. bacteria that fix nitrogen. (2) : to kill, harden, and preserve for microscopic study. (3) : to make the image of (a photographic film) permanent by removing unused salts. c. : affix, attach. The tables on the ship were fixed to the floor.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFIXED | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    FIXED definition: 1. decided already and not able to be changed: 2. fastened somewhere and not able to be moved. Learn more.