Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fixed income

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables
fixed in-come
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any type of investment under which the borrower/issuer is obliged to make payments of a fixed amount on a fixed schedule. Broadly, such investments tend to be bonds and are not stocks.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A personal income that does not vary over time, often predominantly from pensions or state benefits; especially, such an income that is low, requiring frugal living.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

fixed incomes (plural)

Phrases

low-income

Frequently Paired Words

low-income

Questions

What does fixed income mean?
Any type of investment under which the borrower/issuer is obliged to make payments of a fixed amount on a fixed schedule. Broadly, such investments tend to be bonds and are not stocks.

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