fixed
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- permanent, established, immovable, rigid, rooted, secure, set
- intent, resolute, steady, unwavering
- agreed, arranged, decided, definite, established, planned, resolved, settled

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Contrasted words: changing, variable, varying, distracted, erratic, wandering

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English Thesaurus: rent, hire, lease, rent/rent something out, let/let something out, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

fixed S3 W3 /fɪkst/ adjective

1. [not before noun] firmly fastened to a particular position
fixed to/in/on
a mirror fixed to the bathroom wall

2. fixed times, amounts, meanings etc cannot be changed Synonym : set:
The classes begin and end at fixed times.
fixed prices
My contract was for a fixed term of five years.
interest at 10%, fixed for 5 years

3. have fixed ideas/opinions to have very definite ideas or opinions that you will not change – often used to show disapproval
have fixed ideas/opinions about/on
He has very fixed ideas about how a wife should behave.

4. how are you fixed for something? spoken used to ask someone how much of something they have, or to ask about an arrangement:
How are you fixed for cash?
How are we fixed for Monday?

5. a fixed smile, expression etc does not show any emotion or does not show how someone really feels

6. be of/have no fixed abode/address British English law to not have a permanent place to live

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

fixed
adj.
VERBS be, seem | become | remain, stay
ADV. very | firmly, securely Check that the boards are all securely fixed.
rigidly His gaze was rigidly fixed ahead.
relatively | irrevocably, permanently

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

rent to pay money to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equipment, area of land etc:
He rented a room in a house on the Old Kent Road.
They flew out to New York and rented a car at the airport.
hire British English to pay money to use a car or a piece of clothing or equipment for a short period of time:
Why don't we hire a van for the day?
You can hire suits for weddings.
lease to have a legal agreement under which you pay money to a person or company in order to use a building, area of land, vehicle, piece of equipment etc for a fixed period of time :
They leased the offices from an American company.
The car is leased from BMW.
rent/rent something out to allow someone to use a house, room, vehicle, piece of equpiment, area of land etc in return for money:
She rents the flat out to students.
let/let something out to allow someone to use a room, house, building etc in return for money:
Some people don't want to let rooms to foreigners.
They let the house out while they were on holiday.
lease/lease something out to make a legal agreement which allows a person or company to use something that you own for a fixed period of time:
Santa Clara ' s Redevelopment Agency leased the existing city golf course to developers.
high
Rents in the city centre are very high.
low
Our workers get low rents and other advantages.
exorbitant (=extremely high)
Some landlords charge exorbitant rents.
fixed
The rent is fixed for three years.
affordable (=which people can easily pay)
The government plans to provide more homes at affordable rents.
the annual/monthly/weekly rent
Our annual rent is just over $15000.
ground rent British English (=rent paid to the owner of the land that a house, office etc is built on)
There is an additional ground rent of £30 per month.
a peppercorn rent British English (=an extremely low rent)
The colonel let us have the cottage for a peppercorn rent.
back rent (=rent you owe for an earlier period)
Mrs Carr said she is still owed several thousand dollars in back rent.
the rent is due (=it must be paid at a particular time)
The rent is due at the beginning of the week.
pay the rent
She couldn’t afford to pay the rent.
increase/raise the rent (also put up the rent British English)
The landlord wants to put up the rent.
fall behind with the rent/get behind on the rent (=fail to pay your rent on time)
You could be evicted if you fall behind with the rent.
collect the rent
His job is to collect the rents from the tenants.
the rent increases/goes up
The rent has gone up by over 50% in the last two years.
a rent increase
How can they justify such big rent increases?
rent arrears British English (=money that you owe because you have not paid your rent)
The most common debts were rent arrears.
a rent book British English (=a book that shows the payments you have made in rent)
cost the amount of money you need to buy or do something. Cost is usually used when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap rather than when talking about exact prices:
The cost of running a car is increasing.
the cost of raw materials
price the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale:
They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices.
the price of a plane ticket to New York
value the amount of money that something is worth:
A new kitchen can increase the value of your home.
charge the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something:
Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge.
bank charges
fee the amount you have to pay to enter a place or join a group, or for the services of a professional person such as a lawyer or a doctor:
There is no entrance fee.
The membership fee is £125 a year.
legal fees
fare the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, plane, train etc:
I didn’t even have enough money for my bus fare.
fare increases
rate a charge that is set according to a standard scale:
Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers.
toll the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges:
You have to pay tolls on many French motorways.

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