Fixture

Quick meaning: Fixture is a noun meaning A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.

Meaning

A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.

More Meanings

1. A lighting unit; a luminaire.
2. A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
3. (sports, chiefly British, Commonwealth, Ireland) A scheduled match.
4. (computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
5. (transitive) To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.
6. (transitive, sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule (a match).
7. (law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.

Example Sentences

The residence was sold with fixtures and fittings.

The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models.

Other items to be discussed include fixturing from 2012 onwards, preparations for this year's scheduled Champions Trophy and the Indian Cricket League's bid for recognition from the ICC.

[…] the guest list, which hovers around 200, may include Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Oprah (a fixture at any self-respecting million-dollar wedding), Donald Trump Jr and the country singer Jewel.

Word Forms

• fixtures
• fixturing
• fixtured

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include package, prop, bracket, bench, bed, setup.

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