fixed

Universal Words adjective 1 staying the same; not changing or able to be changed: fixed prices * a fixed rate of interest * people living on fixed incomes * The money has been invested for a fixed period. seealsoABODE 2 (often disapproving) (of ideas and wishes) held very firmly; not easily changed: My parents had fixed ideas about what I should become. 3 [onlybeforenoun] (of expressions on sb's face) not changing and not sincere: He greeted all his guests with a fixed smile on his face. IDIOMS how are you, etc. fixed (for sth)? (spoken) used to ask how much of sth a person has, or to ask about arrangements: How are you fixed for cash? * How are we fixed for Saturday (= have we arranged to do anything)?