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fixed cost

DEFINITIONS OF: fixed cost

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

Synonyms:
fixed charge, fixed costs
Types:
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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)
compound interest
interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest
simple interest
interest paid on the principal alone
anchorage
a fee for anchoring
cellarage
a charge for storing goods in a cellar
commission
a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
contingency fee
a fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney's services)
dockage, docking fee
a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock
drop-off charge
a fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented
admission, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, entrance fee, entrance money, price of admission
the fee charged for admission
finder's fee
a fee that is paid to someone who finds a source of financial backing or to someone who brings people together for business purposes
legal fee
a fee paid for legal service
license fee, license tax, licensing fee
a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine)
lighterage
the fee charged for carrying goods in lighters
lockage
a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
mintage
fee paid to a mint by the government for minting a coin
moorage
a fee for mooring
origination fee
a fee charged to a borrower (especially for a mortgage loan) to cover the costs of initiating the loan
pipage
a fee charged for the use of pipes
poundage
a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals
consideration, retainer
a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
seigniorage
charged by a government for coining bullion
toll
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
truckage
a fee charged for transporting goods by truckage
tuition, tuition fee
a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)
quayage, wharfage
a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay
Type of:
charge
the price charged for some article or service
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