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fixing

[ fik-sing ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that fixes.
  2. fixings. Also ھ· [] Informal.
    1. the necessary ingredients:

      salad fixings.

    2. the appropriate accompaniments; trimmings:

      turkey with all the fixings.



fixing

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. a means of attaching one thing to another, as a pipe to a wall, slate to a roof, etc
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fixing1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; fix, -ing 1
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The whole thing started with legacy fixing, and so we really do believe that this now has the proper end to it.

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Kushen went back to work fixing what he learned from that race.

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Chamber of Commerce and an Uber subsidiary successfully challenged the law, arguing that bargaining by independent-contractor drivers amounted to illegal concerted action and price fixing.

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But when the psychological wounds cut so deep, how can she possibly know what fixing herself would even mean?

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Similar to a heater in need of repair or replacement, McKinnor said the landlord will be in charge of fixing or replacing a refrigerator.

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