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{
"term": "fixed",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "staying the same; not changing or able to be changed",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "These fixed prices give farmers a degree of financial security."
},
{
"text": "These accounts offer a **fixed rate** of interest over a defined period."
},
{
"text": "Older people living on **fixed incomes** are especially vulnerable to energy cost increases."
},
{
"text": "Speeders risk a **fixed penalty** of £95."
},
{
"text": "The money has been invested for a fixed period."
}
],
"topics": ["Money"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
"adverb": ["very", "firmly", "securely"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "held very strongly; not easily changed",
"labels": "(often disapproving)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "My parents had **fixed ideas** about what I should become."
},
{
"text": "Many parents have quite fixed views as to what schools they want their children to attend."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "not changing and not sincere",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He greeted all his guests with a fixed smile on his face."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
"adverb": ["very", "firmly", "securely"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to ask how much of something a person has, or to ask about arrangements",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "How are you fixed for cash?"
},
{
"text": "How are we fixed for Saturday *(= have we arranged to do anything)*?"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/fɪkst/",
"audio": "fi/fixed/fixed__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/fɪkst/",
"audio": "fi/fixed/fixed__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}