- 1 staying the same; not changing or able to be changed fixed prices a fixed rate of interest people living on fixed incomes The money has been invested for a fixed period. see also abode Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsbe, seem, become, … adverbvery, firmly, securely, … See full entry See related entries: Banking
- 2 (often disapproving) (of ideas and wishes) held very firmly; not easily changed My parents had fixed ideas about what I should become.
- 3[only before noun] (of expressions on somebody’s face) not changing and not sincere He greeted all his guests with a fixed smile on his face. Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsbe, seem, become, … adverbvery, firmly, securely, … See full entry 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.Idioms
(informal) 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)?
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