fixture

fixture
noun
1 sth fixed in a house
ADJECTIVE
original

an exceptional example of Victorian architecture with the original fixtures intact

light

The apartment still has the original light fixtures.

permanent (often figurative)

The new conductor is now a permanent fixture in the orchestra.

PHRASES
fixtures and fittings (BrE)
2 (BrE) sporting event
ADJECTIVE
important, major
difficult
away, home
annual, regular
opening
final
international
friendly
league
sporting
VERB + FIXTURE
play

The team is playing an important fixture this evening.

fulfil

The club was fined for not fulfilling its fixtures at the weekend.

make sth

There are plans to make the race an annual fixture.

arrange, schedule
stage

The golf club has staged many international fixtures.

postpone
FIXTURE + NOUN
list

a full fixture list of friendly matches

PREPOSITION
fixture against

a home fixture against Leeds


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  • Fixture — Fix ture (f[i^]ks t[ u]r; 135), n. [Cf. {Fixure}.] 1. That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is, the articles which a tenant may not take… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fixture — Fixture. См. Крепление. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • fixture — UK US /ˈfɪkstʃər/ noun [C] ► PROPERTY something in a house that is permanently fixed, such as bathroom equipment, and that is not taken by someone when they move to a new home: »All fixtures and fittings are included in the house price. → Compare …   Financial and business terms

  • fixture — 1590s, “act of fixing,” perhaps from FIX (Cf. fix) on model of mixture. Meaning anything fixed or securely fastened is from 1812 …   Etymology dictionary

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  • fixture — sustantivo masculino 1. Área: deporte Origen: Argentina, Uruguay. Calendario deportivo de una competición …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • fixture — ► NOUN 1) a piece of equipment or furniture which is fixed in position in a building or vehicle. 2) (fixtures) articles attached to a house or land and considered legally part of it so that they normally remain in place when an owner moves. 3)… …   English terms dictionary

  • fixture — [fiks′chər] n. [< ME fixure (< LL fixura < L fixus: see FIX), altered by analogy with MIXTURE] 1. anything firmly in place 2. any of the fittings or furniture of a house, store, etc. attached to the building and, ordinarily, considered… …   English World dictionary

  • fixture — 01. We bought some new bathroom [fixtures] for the upstairs bathroom. 02. She has become a [fixture] in the local theater scene. 03. Chuck s grandmother has become a permanent [fixture] at all our football games. 04. He lives in a huge mansion… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • Fixture — A fixture can refer to: * a testing fixture when talking about ATEs * a light fixture * a plumbing fixture * Fixture (tool), a tool used in manufacturing * Fixture (property law), in property law, a chattel which has become permanently attached… …   Wikipedia

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