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Fix: A sour drink, usually made with pineapple syrup and crushed ice.

Affixation: Making words by adding an affix to a previously existing base word or stem. For instance, the affix -ly can be added to the base word (or stem) quick to create the word quickly. This process . . . View Full Definition

Fixed-Price Tender Offer: A nonnegotiable debt security that can be redeemed at some fixed price or according to some schedule of fixed values, e.g., bank deposits and government savings bonds.

Fixed-Rate Loan: A loan with the same rate of interest for the life of the loan.

Fixed-Rate Payer: A loan whose rate is fixed for the life of the loan.

Affix: James Algeo defines an affix as 'a morpheme added to a baseor stem to modify its meaning' (311). If an affix is attached to the beginning of a stem (or base word), the affix is called a pref . . . View Full Definition

Fixed-Dollar Security: Conventional bonds for which the coupon rate is set at a fixed percentage of the par value.

Fixed Price Basis: Payments of a fixed, equal amounts paid to an insurance company for insurance or an annuity.

Fixed Trust: An offering of securities at a fixed price.

Fixed-Dollar Obligations: A measure of a firm's ability to meet its fixed-charge obligations: the ratio of (net earnings before taxes plus interest charges paid plus long-term lease payments) to (interest charges pai . . . View Full Definition