fixed

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\ ˈfikst

Definition of fixed

1a : securely placed or fastened : stationary

b(1) : nonvolatile

(2) : formed into a chemical compound

c(1) : not subject to change or fluctuation a fixed income

(2) : firmly set in the mind a fixed idea

(3) : having a final or crystallized form or character

(4) : recurring on the same date from year to year fixed holidays

d : immobile, concentrated a fixed stare

2 : supplied with something (such as money) needed comfortably fixed

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a small mirror fixed to the wall That day remains fixed in my memory.

Recent Examples on the Web The fixed-price contracts cover 12 operational missions, six per contractor, to carry 48 astronauts to the station by the end of 2024. — William Harwood, CBS News, "NASA inspector general warns of possible delays in launching new U.S. spacecraft," 15 Nov. 2019 To reap the benefits of a less rigorous IPO system without encouraging financial fraud, regulators have asked sponsoring brokerages to invest in the companies and lock in their capital for a fixed period of time. — Washington Post, "What China’s Trying to Achieve With a New Tech Bourse," 16 Sep. 2019 The new three-year contract will be at a fixed total price of roughly $4.645 million, with two one-year options at approximately $1.686 million and $1.733 million, respectively. — Anthony Clark Carpio, Burbank Leader, "Airport officials change decision, award janitorial contract to incumbent," 30 Aug. 2019 Known as a fixed-price contract, NASA simply gives a company a lump sum of money to develop a vehicle, and the company is in charge of the design, with less input from NASA. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "NASA’s daunting to-do list for sending people back to the Moon," 18 July 2019 In 2018 alone, Foxsister added a fixed-price menu, started dabbling in Italian fare and incorporated a brunch pop-up on the weekends called Benedict. — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "Foxsister to close and become Italian-focused Great Gold," 5 July 2019 The fixed-price rule is meant to keep customers loyal to their local bookshop and out of the clutches of supermarkets and hypercapitaliste American corporations. — The Economist, "New ways of selling books clash with France’s old pricing rules," 4 July 2019 The record for highest altitude by a fixed-wing aircraft, separate from categories for any kind of rocket launch or spacecraft and requiring a typical runway takeoff, has been set incrementally over the history of powered flight. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Why Area 51 Visitors Must Wear Foggy Goggles," 16 Dec. 2019 Deputies received a report from a rancher around 9 a.m. Wednesday of remnants of a fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft found east of milepost 117 off of Flower Pot Road, officials said. — Chelsea Hofmann, azcentral, "Body found in 'days old' airplane wreckage in Yavapai County, officials say," 14 Dec. 2019

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