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  • 121fixed-rate debt — ➔ debt …

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  • 122fixed liability — UK US noun [C] (plural fixed liabilities) ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE LONG TERM LIABILITY(Cf. ↑long term liability) …

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  • 123fixed network — UK US noun [C] ► IT, COMMUNICATIONS a group of computers, printers, phones, and other equipment that are connected by wires, rather than by radio signals: »Having fixed network points also means that cables will have to be shifted whenever the… …

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  • 124fixed tax — UK US noun [C, usually singular] TAX ► a tax that is charged at the same rate on everyone or everything, whatever their income, profit, etc.: »Slot machine operators pay a fixed tax per machine , set at $130 a month …

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  • 125fixed-income — UK US adjective [before noun] ► FINANCE used to describe investments such as bonds that pay the same amount of money every month, year, etc.: »Some experts predict that we might start to see a shift from shares to fixed income bonds …

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  • 126fixed-line — UK US adjective [before noun] ► COMMUNICATIONS used to describe traditional phone services that use cables, rather than mobile phone services: »Most fixed line providers offer indirect access, which means subscribers also have to pay line rental… …

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  • 127fixed-odds — UK US adjective [before noun] ► used to describe betting in which the amount of money you can win does not change after you have made your bet: »The bookmaker s biggest earner is fixed odds bets on horse races …

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  • 128fixed-fixed bridge — fixed b. with rigid connectors …

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