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The correct spelling is fixes.
How to pronounce fixes
noun
IPA: /ˈfɪksɪz/
Say it like: Fix-es
The correct spelling is fixes. A repair or corrective action. For example: "That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's."
Usage Examples
“That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.”
“It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!”
“We have a fix on your position.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A repair or corrective action.
- 2.A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
- 3.A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
- 4.A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
- 5.A determination of location.
verb
- 1.To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
- 2.To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
- 3.To mend, to repair.
- 4.To prepare (food or drink).
- 5.To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion
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