fixing

noun

fix·​ing ˈfik-siŋ 

1

: the act or process of one that fixes

2

plural fixings ˈfik-siŋz 

 often  -sənz

: customary accompaniments : trimmings

a turkey dinner with all the fixings

Examples of fixing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With good reason: Federal and local officials have accused RealPage of using the algorithms to facilitate price fixing in the rental market, and last summer, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit against the company. —Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2025

Vows: For New York Nico, a wedding party at Katz’s Deli with all the fixings. —Zachary Small, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025

The central bank is guiding some gradual yuan depreciation via the fixing but a sharp devaluation is not likely, according to Ken Cheung, Mizuho’s chief Asian FX strategist, whose year-end forecast of the onshore USD/CNY rate was the lowest among the analysts polled at 7.12. —Lee Ying Shan,asriel Chua, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025

Republican lawmakers target the Ivy League over claims of price fixing. —Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fixing

• nitrogen-fixing
• price-fixing

Rhymes for fixing

• mixing
• affixing
• intermixing

Kids Definition

fixing

noun

fix·​ing ˈfik-sing 

 sense 2 is often  -sənz

1

: a putting in permanent form

2

plural : something that decorates or completes

turkey with all the fixings