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)?
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