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fix(2) (iou) and PAC CENTURY INS (finance)


fix(2) (iou)



fix noun. E19.
[from the verb.]
A position from which it is difficult to escape, a predicament. colloq. E19.
Tolkien To find ourselves in the same fix or a worse one. G. M. Fraser Our little party was in an appalling fix.
Condition, state; (working) order. US colloq. E19.
H. Woodruff In getting a whole stable of horses into fix to trot races.
The material used for lining a puddling-furnace. L19.
(A reliable indication of) the position of an aircraft, a ship, etc., found by bearings or astronomical observation; the action of obtaining such an indication; transf. an assessment or identification (of location, size, price, etc.). E20.
Radio fix the position of a ship, aircraft, etc., found by Radio. running fix: see RUNNING ppl adjective.
F. Chichester I got a sun fix with the sextant. M. Amis Five days of London time and still no fix on Selina.
A bribe, bribery; an illicit arrangement. slang. E20.
E. D. Sullivan It's impossible to scare tough hombres who can get $55 a barrel for beer that costs them $7. There's plenty leeway for the 'fix'. M. Kington The Peruvians have always claimed that the result was a fix and demanded a replay.
A dose of a narcotic drug, esp. one (to be) taken by an addict. slang. M20.
J. Kerouac Bull was..taking his fix..jabbing with the needle into his..arm. I. Murdoch He needed her as a drug addict needs his fix.
The action of fixing or determining something, spec. the price of gold; the time at which such fixing takes place. L20.

PAC CENTURY INS (finance)


PAC CENTURY INS is a securities company with code 00065 at Hong Kong stock. Board lot: 2,000.