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FIXED COSTS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)
Synonyms:
fixed charge; fixed cost; fixed costs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("fixed costs" is a kind of...):
charge (the price charged for some article or service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fixed costs"):
cover; cover charge (a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink)
interest (a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed)
fee (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)
due (a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership))