Definition of Fixed costs

1. Noun. A periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.).

Exact synonyms: Fixed Charge, Fixed Cost
Generic synonyms: Charge
Specialized synonyms: Cover, Cover Charge, Interest, Fee, Due

Definition of Fixed costs

1. Noun. (finance) a cost of business which does not vary with output or sales; overheads. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fixed Costs

fixed-term contract
fixed-width font
fixed address
fixed addresses
fixed air
fixed alkali
fixed alkaloid
fixed appliance
fixed bridge
fixed charge
fixed charges
fixed contracture
fixed cost
fixed costs (current term)
fixed coupling
fixed disk
fixed disks
fixed dressing
fixed drug eruption
fixed feast
fixed head coupé
fixed head coupés
fixed idea
fixed intonation
fixed investment trust
fixed limit
fixed macrophage
fixed oil

Literary usage of Fixed costs

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Growth of Federal User Charges by Pearl W. Richardson (1994)
"The problem then becomes how to recover fixed costs without completely ... Other methods of recouping fixed costs include charging prices that exceed ..."

2. Energy Efficiency: Challenges and Trends for Electric Utilities (1994)
"This is shown above as the Intersection of the two lines labeled fixed cost and contribution to fixed costs and earnings. If sales are lower than assumed ..."

3. Economics by Frank Albert Fetter (1915)
"The total costs of any business are roughly distinguishable as fixed costs (or fixed charges) and variable costs. fixed costs are those which remain ..."

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