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Meanings of fixed cost in English

Russian
накладные расходы
Portuguese
custos fixos
Spanish
coste fijo
Catalan
costos d'estructura

Business expenses that are not dependent on the level of goods or services produced by the business.

накладные расходы

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

Usage of fixed cost in English
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He said contracts went out with scant design detail but with a fixed cost.
Radio NZ
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Legal fees can be a fixed cost or a percentage of the property value.
The Irish Times
3
It is also implied by the introductory idea that you will have a fixed cost.
The South African
4
Responsible for fixed cost monitoring, evaluation and control.
The South African
5
He said: Whoever builds it has to sort out a listed power station, that's a fixed cost.
The Guardian
6
To a fixed cost of 5 cts.
Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs
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The fixed cost base is going up, so you need scale to deal with a higher cost base.
Reuters
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In addition, we note the still-large fixed cost base, which to us leaves some scope for capacity rationalization.
Reuters
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Search4less is a new online information service offering users fast access to key company information at a fixed cost.
The Irish Times
10
The new focus is on fixed immediate and deferred annuities, which do provide lifetime income at a fixed cost.
Reuters
11
The company attributed the loss to, "lower revenues, reducing inventories and increasing price erosion in a mostly fixed cost business."
The Irish Times
12
An option for households to install their own meters should be offered and a fixed cost per cubic metre should be determined.
The Irish Times
13
This will continue to have a direct impact on our business model as we operate in a high fixed cost environment, Smith said.
Reuters
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Farmers will receive rechargeable smart cards they can use to pay for their water use, instead of paying a fixed cost to middlemen.
Reuters
15
KBC said it will suspend a share buyback programme to preserve capital and Natixis plans to cut its fixed cost base by one-tenth.
Reuters
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In our opinion, improvements in geographic diversification and the fixed cost base will only gradually begin to support the company's revenues and margins from 2013.
Reuters