fixed charge

noun

: a regularly recurring expense (such as rent, taxes, or interest) that must be met when due

Examples of fixed charge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The fixed charge would start at $0.50 on Jan. 1, 2024 for customers on a five-eighths-inch-diameter meter and gradually increase to $4.25 by 2032. Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2022 Former Bumble Bee chief executive Christopher Lischewski has pleaded not guilty to a price-fixing charge. CBS News, 11 Sep. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fixed charge was circa 1901

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“Fixed charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixed%20charge. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Legal Definition

fixed charge

noun
: a regularly recurring expense (as rent, taxes, or interest) that must be met when due
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