FIXED COSTS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)

Synonyms:

fixed charge; fixed cost; fixed costs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("fixed costs" is a kind of...):

charge (the price charged for some article or service)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fixed costs"):

cover; cover charge (a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink)

interest (a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed)

fee (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)

due (a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership))