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tangible
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adjective
perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
skin with a tangible roughness
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adjective
(= real)
capable of being treated as fact
tangible evidence
his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor
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adjective
(of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value
tangible property like real estate
tangible assets such as machinery
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adjective
(= palpable)
capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
a barely palpable dust
felt sudden anger in a palpable wave
the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton
a palpable lie
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
assets
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noun
anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company