{
    "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
}