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fixed
Verb
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Past tense of fix.
The mechanic fixed my car.
The mother fixed the broken toy.
The meeting of Congress is fixed on January 3.
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Something is fixed if it didn't work before, but now it works or has been repaired.
Is your car fixed yet?
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If an animal has been fixed, it had an operation to stop it from having babies.
After a male cat is fixed, it doesn't fight with other cats as much.
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If a game, contest, or election is fixed, somebody unfairly controls what will happen before it is over.
Don't go to that casino, the roulette wheel is fixed.
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Protected from arrest.
Don't worry about it, we're fixed with the cops.
fixed
Adjective
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Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
fixed assets
fixed cost
allowance
Noun
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An allowance is money that someone gives for doing things, often for going to school.
Susan gets an allowance of five dollars a week.
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An allowance is a small amount of credit that someone gives to you.
Bobby's parents let him have an allowance of coins for playing games.
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Allowance is an act of allowing or granting of something by someone.