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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIXED COSTS

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Fixed costs is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIXED COSTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fixed cost

In economics, fixed costs, indirect costs or overheads are business expenses that are not dependent on the level of goods or services produced by the business. They tend to be time-related, such as salaries or rents being paid per month, and are often referred to as overhead costs. This is in contrast to variable costs, which are volume-related. In management accounting, fixed costs are defined as expenses that do not change as a function of the activity of a business, within the relevant period. For example, a retailer must pay rent and utility bills irrespective of sales. In marketing, it is necessary to know how costs divide between variable and fixed. This distinction is crucial in forecasting the earnings generated by various changes in unit sales and thus the financial impact of proposed marketing campaigns. In a survey of nearly 200 senior marketing managers, 60 percent responded that they found the "variable and fixed costs" metric very useful.

Definition of fixed costs in the English dictionary

The definition of fixed costs in the dictionary is costs that do not vary with output.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIXED COSTS

fixed
fixed assets
fixed charge
fixed cost contract
fixed decimal point
fixed disk
fixed exchange rate
fixed idea
fixed link
fixed menu
fixed oil
fixed penalty (fine)
fixed point
fixed satellite
fixed star
fixed system
fixed-point notation
fixed-point representation
fixed-price
fixed-price contract

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIXED COSTS

bill of costs
costs
general costs
indirect costs
labour costs
legal costs
Lord of Hosts
maintenance costs
move the goalposts
oncosts
overhead costs
postage costs
production costs
relocation costs
running costs
salvage costs
start-up costs
sunk costs
warehousing costs

Synonyms and antonyms of fixed costs in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fixed costs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIXED COSTS

Find out the translation of fixed costs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fixed costs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fixed costs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

固定成本
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

costos fijos
570 millions of speakers

English

fixed costs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निर्धारित लागत
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

التكاليف الثابتة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фиксированные затраты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

custos fixos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্দিষ্ট খরচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coûts fixes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kos tetap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fixkosten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

固定費
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고정 비용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biaya tetep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chi phí cố định
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலையான செலவுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निश्चित खर्च
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sabit maliyetler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

costi fissi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koszty stałe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фіксовані витрати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

costuri fixe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάγια έξοδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vaste koste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fasta kostnader
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

faste kostnader
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fixed costs

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIXED COSTS»

The term «fixed costs» is regularly used and occupies the 72.902 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIXED COSTS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fixed costs

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIXED COSTS»

Discover the use of fixed costs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fixed costs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Economics of Inaction: Stochastic Control Models with ...
This brilliantly lucid book is self-contained, first developing the mathematical preliminaries and then using the tools in a number of illustrative economic applications. I advise economists to add this book to their bookshelf.
Nancy L. Stokey, 2009
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The Performance Consultant's Fieldbook: Tools and Techniques ...
Variable and fixed costs. Variable costs fluctuate based on the volume of work being done (raw materials costs are variable, for example); therefore, they are somewhat controllable. Fixed costs, such as depreciation, do not fluctuate and are ...
Judith Hale, 2006
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The Restaurant Manager's Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, ...
Examples of fixed costs are: depreciation, insurance, and property taxes. 2. Variable Costs. The costs which change in direct proportion to a change in the level of sales or production. Example of variable costs are: food, liquor, and wine  ...
Douglas Robert Brown, 2003
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Management Accounting
Cost Behaviour with Change in Volume Three different types of cost behaviour can be visualised with changes in volume/level of activity: (i) Fixed costs, (ii) Variable costs, and (iii) Mixed costs. Fixed costs are fixed for a relevant range of ...
Khan & Jain, 2006
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Financial Management
Fixed Costs The fixed costs are associated with inputs that do not fluctuate in response to changes in the total activity or output of the firm, within relevant range for a given budget period. They may also be called non-variable costs. They are ,  ...
Khan & Jain, 2007
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Management Accounting for Health Care Organizations: Tools ...
(Recall that variable costs change in total in proportion to changes of a cost driver , while fixed costs do not change in total despite changes in a cost driver.) The appropriateness of any probable driver can be measured by the goodness of fit ...
Robert W. Hankins, Judith J. Baker, 2004
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Managerial Accounting
In many situations, total variable costs differ between alternatives while total fixed costs do not. For example, suppose you are deciding between taking the bus to work or driving your car on a particular day. The differential costs of driving a ...
Hermanson, Edwards and Ivancevich
8
Creative Industries: Contracts Between Art and Commerce
Fixed costs do not vary with the quantity of output produced. If some costs are fixed, then the average total unit cost of an activity declines as the quantity produced increases.1 Sunk costs are those necessary for an activity that cannot be ...
Richard E. Caves, 2000
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Microsoft Project 2007: The Missing Manual: The Missing Manual
Calculations Figure 11-5: In addition to entering fixed costs, you can use Change the fixed cost accrual to Start if you want the full cost to be incurred on the day the task begins. Change the accrual to End ifyou want the full cost to be incurred ...
Bonnie Biafore, 2007
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Practical Handbook of Warehousing
The fixed costs in a warehousing operation account for more than half of the overall costs in that operation. Figure 2-1 shows how fixed and variable costs vary when volume increases. To these costs the third-party operator must add a profit.
Kenneth B. Ackerman, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIXED COSTS»

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Residents with leaky pipes could be dinged
One of the options on the table is distribute fixed costs associated with the operation of the system based on meter valve size, accompanied by ... «The North Bay Nugget, Jul 15»
2
Hitting turbulence
Fixed costs are rising: it can now cost more than $1 billion to develop a new engine model, so size is increasingly important. The industry also ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
3
Gas company proposes switching from pipeline to tanks in Seeley
... the pipeline: No foreseeable opportunity for growth to spread out fixed costs, years of financial losses, decreasing gas volumes per customer, ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
4
Commissioner brings work ethic, cautious approach
... community in itself does not reduce cost: ''It only saves money if you can, as part of that process, remove fixed costs in the centre hospital''. «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
5
USA Technologies: Undervalued, Under-Followed And At An …
... will be producing very high levels of free cash flow due to the stable nature of its fixed costs and its game-changing QuickStart sales program. «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
6
Asarco, LLC v. Celanese Chemical Company
The Wickland Agreement Covered All Response Costs at the Selby Site and the 2008 Bankruptcy Settlement Merely Fixed Costs. A. The Scope ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
7
Tuition Increasing at Edinboro and Other State-Owned Universities
But fixed costs we can't control continue to rise, things like pensions and health insurance for our employees." The tuition increase will affect ... «ErieTVNews, Jul 15»
8
Officials pare budget
Mezzo said it's the joint boards' job to decide where to cut and asking for cuts across the board doesn't take into account fixed costs, costs that ... «My Citizens News, Jul 15»
9
Moody's upgrades Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (NY …
The A1 rating also acknowledges the system's high fixed costs for debt service and retirement benefits, substantial proposed capital program ... «Moodys.com, Jul 15»
10
BP Business Economic Loss Claim Appeal 2013-2259: Location in …
... “Fixed Costs,” because Claimant must do a lot of credit card business, with the attendant credit card costs varying with the volume of business ... «Legal Examiner, Jul 15»

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